Paul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoStephen Colbert Revives Right-Wing Alter Ego to Rip Donald Trump on Free Speechwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1640arrow-down13
arrow-up1637arrow-down1external-linkStephen Colbert Revives Right-Wing Alter Ego to Rip Donald Trump on Free Speechwww.thedailybeast.comPaul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·21 hours agoLemmy seems to be more interested in worshiping its heroes than it is addressing their flaws. Go look up what the word normalization means.
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoHe was really more of an absurdist than just someone doing satire in my opinion. I get you didn’t like his character, but he didn’t normalize anything despite your insisting he did. https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/does-satire-soften-the-blow-of-criticism In fact, according to modern research he was using the most effective tool we have to destroy their reputation.
Lemmy seems to be more interested in worshiping its heroes than it is addressing their flaws.
Go look up what the word normalization means.
He was really more of an absurdist than just someone doing satire in my opinion. I get you didn’t like his character, but he didn’t normalize anything despite your insisting he did.
https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/does-satire-soften-the-blow-of-criticism
In fact, according to modern research he was using the most effective tool we have to destroy their reputation.