Jon Stewart

[SP33Demon]

Still waiting on that witty, intelligent, funny right leaning satirist... /crickets

You mean Alex Jones isn't enough for you?

 

[SP33Demon]

Personally, I'm growing tired of satire. The satirical drivel we hear day in and day out has got to be the primary contributing factor to the overly dramatic, sarcastic, and often sardonic tone that people have toward politics, politicians, and voters/supporters. Now with all of the imitators competing for clicks in the satire space, we see the proliferation of near-libelous sites/facebook pages that only further damage the ability to carry on with serious dialog. The thing about satire is that it is supposed to be a delivery vehicle for deeper thinking, but the vast majority of people only take away the jokes, then parrot those jokes to those around them which only serves to further mock opposing views. Whatever serious topic the joke was about loses its value and is replaced by meaningless noise.

I used to watch Politically Incorrect long ago and generally prefered it to Daily Show, but typically ended up watching Daily Show far more often due to its proximity to South Park. To hear JS speak about monoliths when he himself made a career out of endorsing monolithic mentalities for and against certain people and ideas is the very definition of hypocrisy. I appreciate the serious tone of the interview and agree with him on many points, but I find it predictable that many leftists spent ridiculous amounts of energy attacking Trump et al. for soundbites and generalizations only to become like saints as soon as they lost the election. Maybe, for once, they actually feel guilty for going too far and being so wrong? Or perhaps it's just the new strategy to be seen as the "kind, gentle, and understanding" alternative to "big, mean Trump"? Who knows.

America IS exceptional as a beacon, but not a beacon of multiculturalism or dividing people up on color/wealth/sex, but of one single culture from many individuals pursuing liberty above all else. E Pluribus Unum, baby.

You may be onto something here. Satire does in a way just create more division because the general populace is too stupid to understand the actual issues and reflect on it at a deeper level. Social media has caused us to fall into a surface level way of thinking. Probably why satirical shows are going down in ratings. I think its apex was JS and the Daily Show. RIP

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

You mean Alex Jones isn't enough for you?

I don't find sad, mentally challenged people funny. No.

 

[thraashman]

I don't find sad, mentally challenged people funny. No.

I think mentally ill is a more appropriate term than mentally challenged.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I stopped watching his replacement. The magic is gone....

This. Jon Stewart knew how to be blunt - straight to the point - with a great pun to go along with it. Trevor Noah is fucking HORRIBLE and is always cautious to tow the line of political correctness. I gave him a shot the first month, but after 3 episodes in a row of absolutely ZERO laughs (not even a 'heh') I asked why the the hell am I watching this stupid toolbag? It's a disgrace to everything Jon built up all for it to come crashing down in the name of political correctness.

Notice, political correctness is one of the topics Jon addresses in his interview here indicating it's a huge problem.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Fantastic. Even John Fucking Stewart thinks libs have been saying ALL Trump voters are racist. The whole world has gone full retard.

Maybe, and just maybe, what he is talking about is closer to reality than what people want to believe?

Get out of here with your rational thought process and evaluation of topics instead of irrationally agreeing with stereotypical fallacies.

Screw research, facts, and actually listening to people amirite?

 

[realibrad]

Get out of here with your rational thought process and evaluation of topics instead of irrationally agreeing with stereotypical fallacies.

Screw research, facts, and actually listening to people amirite?

To be fair, my belief that the Left lost because of the extreme voices is still just an opinion. It would be almost impossible to prove either way what is right. As shown by the polls before the election, measuring people is tough and sometimes wrong. Clinton should have had enough to win if you followed the polls. So, if we were to poll people to see if I was wring, then how do we know they are correct?

That said, I think I can make a well grounded argument, but this is very likely to never be proven.