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A Boring Dystopia
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This is the exact reason I stopped watching last week tonight. Every week John points out another obvious flaw in our system.
We have some broken shit guys and all we ever hear from the owners of this country is, "Don't touch that! I have it just the way I like it."
My response, "who the fuck asked you?"
Their response to my response:
Hill billies with pitchforks
And listen here you fucking hill billies. I dont give a shit if you're angry about this or that I KNOW what you really want.
You want to be left alone to your hill and be able to pretend the world works exactly how some hill billie preacher tells you it does.
Fine, HAVE it. Just stay the fuck away from me and let me have my 'hill' without your stupidity encroaching on it. I'll even fund your housing, meals, roads, school, healthcare, fire department, police force, and whatever else makes life decent.
Edit: for clarity
Does Last Week Tonight do this? I watch it regularly, but I’m not making the connection.
I think he's more so saying that last week tonight feels frustrating because it points out clear issues that the average American should be frustrated about but then juxtaposes it with average Americans actively siding with the system or being complacent in it.
Okay, thanks for the explanation. I’m neurodivergent and sometimes things aren’t as straightforward to me :)
No problem at all. Have a great rest of your day/week/life!
It's alright, the point wasn't that straightforward and is somewhat dubious without further clarification anyway
Yeah and I somewhat agree. Conservatives seem to “rile up their base” with outrage, scapegoating, and a very loose grasp of reality. On the more liberal, thinking side, Jon Stewart is great and introduces some levity but points out issues that should be so blindingly obvious that it’s stressful that we can’t seem to do anything about it
No, what I wrote is confusing. The user @oneortheotherdontaskme got it right.
Sticking your head in the sand is a great alternative /s