I would rather be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie - Carlin in his wisdom realized that most sheeple can't handle the harshness of reality without the caress of humor - if at all.

Their psyches aren't strong enough - they prefer and even demand ignorant bliss to a much less blissful educated reality.

(How many cliches can one throw into a couple of sentences? LOL - however, there's a reason they become cliches...)