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Satire is just entertainment, none of the comedians on air today would be brave enough to tell the truth, which is a 'revolutionary act' in Orwell's books. The
by Theodores 8y ago
Satire is just entertainment, none of the comedians on air today would be brave enough to tell the truth, which is a 'revolutionary act' in Orwell's books.
Therefore satire is a distraction from truth, cheap shots about our great leaders and what is going wrong in the world, not anything that gets us nearer to understanding what is going on. It is just another way to disengage but be apparently engaged.
- salawat 8y agoIncorrect. Oftentimes the satire is born from taking rhetoric specifically made to appeal to a particular audience and placing it but naked in the light of truth for everyone else. There is a danger inherent to small subsets of the population acting as policymakers. It is much easier to craft rationalizations that can get past some of the people all time. The fact that policymaker's rationalizations often fall apart when challenged from someone outside the apparatus is what makes Satire both comedic and horrifying at the same time.