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[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Just like with some of the 4chan idiots though, there is little functional difference between being a true believer nazi and merely pretending to be one.

[–] LengAwaits 33 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Exactly.

“Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe that they're in good company.” - Jason Garrett-Glaser

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

And personally, I believe that any community that pretends to be idiots, are.

[–] LengAwaits 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You may be right, there. I do tend to excuse comedians, like Monty Python and their ilk, though. I guess it's always contextual.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, also satire. Look at Colbert's schtick, that entire thing was pretending to be dumb, but it was peak satire.

[–] LengAwaits 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's tough. Colbert is actually a great example in this case, because, while I also loved his schtick, a lot of conservatives didn't realize it was satire. There was actually a study done about it, in fact!

The Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report

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