: This experiment, this magnificent experiment in democracy is just being shredded to pieces by these right-wing Christians, the Ashcroft branch of Republicanism. [They're] just shredding the rest of the Bill of Rights which hadn't been shredded already.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Carlin blames specific political groups for eroding democratic freedoms and constitutional rights.
- In plain terms
- He claims right-wing Christians and certain Republicans are destroying democracy and the Bill of Rights.
- What can you take from it?
- Watch who holds power and how they use it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who threatens democracy?
- What protects rights?
Another view
It's a one-sided view that ignores other factors.
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