Wait wait hang on…are the rest of them like this? Can we just get brave journalists with integrity to ask them basic uncomfortable questions (and bring lawyers along!) and they’ll just…throw a little tantrum , say a ton of stupid shit and just leave?
That’s gotta be great for their campaigning.
Man. We gotta do this across the country! Imagine the excellent footage waiting to be mined for entertainment and democracy!
We need stuff like that. (Selfish of me, but sometimes wish we could practically drag him into the oval office lol.)
You’re right, the shows themselves basically just rally their pre-existing audience, and at worst, act as a form of catharsis that gives the sense that something is already being done. (Entertaining though, love them.)
But what if they were everywhere? If they were present outside of our half of the reality bubble? I think that could be a real force for good.
They have a lot of leverage to cut through the bullshit, especially if it gets a good laugh, and if there’s one thing fascists can’t handle, it’s being laughed at.
Wait wait hang on…are the rest of them like this? Can we just get brave journalists with integrity to ask them basic uncomfortable questions (and bring lawyers along!) and they’ll just…throw a little tantrum , say a ton of stupid shit and just leave?
That’s gotta be great for their campaigning.
Man. We gotta do this across the country! Imagine the excellent footage waiting to be mined for entertainment and democracy!
It works for the class of people they’re campaigning to. They say that he’s a great guy and those terrorist reporters are bullying them.
You’re describing The Daily Show (and its various offshoots) which, while wonderful, have not fixed the country for the last 30 years.
So yeah! Like, hear me out: The collective knowledge, logic, and wit of The Daily Show, but directed right at their faces for all to see.
They call out the hypocrisy, they call out the bullshit, and they ask the inconvenient questions.
Look at what Jon Stewart has done for the 9/11 first responders and veterans the government decided to just discard and ignore.
We need stuff like that. (Selfish of me, but sometimes wish we could practically drag him into the oval office lol.)
You’re right, the shows themselves basically just rally their pre-existing audience, and at worst, act as a form of catharsis that gives the sense that something is already being done. (Entertaining though, love them.)
But what if they were everywhere? If they were present outside of our half of the reality bubble? I think that could be a real force for good.
They have a lot of leverage to cut through the bullshit, especially if it gets a good laugh, and if there’s one thing fascists can’t handle, it’s being laughed at.
Yup. The Daily Show preaches to the choir.