• marcos@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The Onion just can’t handle the same amplitude of craziness as the real world.

    That has always been a problem for comedy.

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      The thing about fiction is that it has to make sense. Reality is under no such constraint.

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    5 months ago

    Maybe back in 2019, but now the Onion is the only one telling honest news, while the billionaire-bought media is suspiciously silent on so many matters…

    I miss Jon Stewart, at least from Tuesday through Sunday! :-P

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    Their most recent article isn’t even satire. Just the truth. The article about putin going unpunished over killing his political opponent.

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    You’ve described the entire existence of The Onion and satire. It is a lens upon society. It always was and is this. That’s why it is so important.