I would only point out that John Oliver is not a news show. It is a comedy show. If anybody is watching him for their news then that's the problem.
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I would only point out that John Oliver is not a news show. It is a comedy show. If anybody is watching him for their news then that's the problem.
exactly what I commented before reading you: "Who gets his news from satire? One shouldn't in any case."
I would add (to not only be redundant 😗) that only when adversarial journalism is run underground by a tyrannical government, does satire thrive by taking the place of journalism. It's surreal that today satire serves the interests of the powers that be. This may be the result of the inverted totalitarianism (described by Dr. Sheldin Wolin) in which we live. This may be a characteristic of post-modernism. This may be just the reality of our topsy-turvy world.But certainly it is not good and it doesn't help tuning into John Oliver.