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[–] 1 point 6 hours ago*

So yeah! Like, hear me out: The collective knowledge, logic, and wit of The Daily Show, but directed right at their faces for all to see.

They call out the hypocrisy, they call out the bullshit, and they ask the inconvenient questions.

Look at what Jon Stewart has done for the 9/11 first responders and veterans the government decided to just discard and ignore.

We need stuff like that. (Selfish of me, but sometimes wish we could practically drag him into the oval office lol.)

You're right, the shows themselves basically just rally their pre-existing audience, and at worst, act as a form of catharsis that gives the sense that something is already being done. (Entertaining though, love them.)

But what if they were everywhere? If they were present outside of our half of the reality bubble? I think that could be a real force for good.

They have a lot of leverage to cut through the bullshit, especially if it gets a good laugh, and if there's one thing fascists can't handle, it's being laughed at.

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