Nzoric

Grazie Mirko
Jan 16, 2011
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Our days? were you this age in late 80's/early 90s?

Doug stanhope is one of the greatest social critics of OUR days, Bill Hicks was the greatest of his day.
Since this forum has people in their 40's, I was referring to "our days" in a broad sense. Our days also applies because a good part of Hick's material is still applicable to societies today.
Doug Stanhope has some valid points, but he resorts to banalities way too much - especially rhetorically, for me to consider him great.
 

Ford Prefect

Senior Member
May 28, 2009
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Since this forum has people in their 40's, I was referring to "our days" in a broad sense. Our days also applies because a good part of Hick's material is still applicable to societies today.
Doug Stanhope has some valid points, but he resorts to banalities way too much - especially rhetorically, for me to consider him great.
Example?
 

Nzoric

Grazie Mirko
Jan 16, 2011
37,882
I would argue that he is one of the most important social critics of the modern age, but that might be because i've never disagreed with any he said as im a social libertarian too.
It's not because I disagree with him on everything, but take this clip as an example:


You could argue that this is a very valid point, but the way he does it just doesn't appeal to me. He keeps the discourse in a low level, which isn't fitting for a "great" social critic. Whereas Hick's did introduce banalities to his performances too, especially when mocking those he disagrees with, but his points were more well rounded and presented in a much better package.

I might be biased in a similar way because I've never really heard something from Hick's and disagreed with it :p
 

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