Mark Guszak

“She jealous?” I asked before he could go on with his shouting. “And if you don’t yell maybe I’ll be able to hear you anyway. My deafness is a lot better since I’ve been eating yeast.”
― Dashiell Hammett, Red Harvest

“Social justice warriors, on the other hand, caught Steve Martin calling Carrie Fisher “beautiful” in a tweet and made him take it down. I’m not making that up. Here’s Steve’s offensive tweet: “When I was a young man, Carrie Fisher was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. She turned out to be witty and bright as well.” How could he! Steve, we thought we knew you, but this? You noted her appearance first, and then that she was witty and bright? What a monster. This has become a hallmark of stupid wokeness: getting offended for people who themselves would not be offended. Democrats have gone from the party that protects people to the party that protects feelings. From “Ask not what your country can do for you” to “You owe me an apology.”
― Bill Maher, What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

“How could a nation built upon ‘Give me liberty or give me death,’ ‘all men are created equal,’ and ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’ have ended up waging a shameful, disgraceful war against a people who had done us no harm nor ever would or could?” he wrote.”
― Mark Bowden, Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam

“Before Instagram, you could be a loser but not feel it, because the winners weren’t always in your face. But now even the most mundane post of avocado toast in a hipster coffee shop sends the message “I’m having fun and you’re not. Enjoy your Cup O’ Noodles, loser.” Social media tells you everyone is having more fun with more toys and more friends than you. They’re always in Saint Kitts having mai tais at sunset, while you’re in Canoga Park selling your plasma at dusk. YOLO! We used to wake up, read the paper, see all the terrible things in the world and say, “Well, at least my life is better than those poor slobs’ ”—but now it’s the opposite.”
― Bill Maher, What This Comedian Said Will Shock You