George Carlin on Terrorism

Even if they made all the airplanes completely safe, the terrorists would simply start bombing other places that are crowded: porn shops, crack houses, titty bars and gang bangs... you know, entertainment venues.

The odds of you being killed by a terrorist are practically zero. So I say: relax and enjoy the show.

You have to be a realist, you have to be realistic about terrorism. Certain groups of people, muslim fundamentalists, christian fundamentalists, jewish fundamentalists, and »just plain guys« from Montana, are going to continue to make life in this country very interesting for a long, long time.

That’s the reality.

Angry men in combat fatigues talking to god on a two-way radio and muttering incoherent slogans about freedom are eventually going to provide us with a great deal of entertainment. Especially after your stupid, fucking economy collapses all around you, and the terrorists come out of the woodwork. And you’ll have anthrax in your water supply, and sarin gas in your air conditioning, and there’ll be chemical and biological suitcase bombs in every city, and I say: enjoy it! Relax, enjoy the show, take a fucking chance, put a little fun in your life.

To me, terrorism is exciting. I think, the very idea that you can set off a bomb on a market place and kill several hundred people is exciting and stimulating and I see it as a form of entertainment.

— George Carlin (* 12. Mai 1937 in New York; † 22. Juni 2008 in Santa Monica)