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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 11 Dec 2018
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      Pinpointing the exact cause of Late Night TV's precipitous decline can be tricky. Yes it's Trump, but not only. It's also that the "Daily Show" sensibility has become the norm; there's nothing edgy about that snark-style anymore. It's just status quo nowhttps://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1072299942490836997 …

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      Late Night TV has become a tedious monoculture that thinks it's subversive because every host hates Trump, but nothing could be less subversive than goofily idolizing Robert Mueller, which these shows do on a nightly basis. They're also not funny. My item: https://spectator.us/late-night-lusting-mueller/ …
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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 11 Dec 2018
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      Some have asked how I would propose to remedy this problem. Sadly I'm not producing a TV comedy show. But if I were, I might consider trying to operate from a different comedic premise. That sounds vague, but all of these hosts seem to start from the exact same "first principles"

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 11 Dec 2018
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      "liberal" or "anti-Trump" don't fully capture the nature of their shared comedic premise. Obviously that's a part. But it's also about clinging to a remnant of 2000s-era snark culture that has no self-awareness of how it's now *by far* the dominant sensibility in the industry

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        1. ronnie mitchell‏ @ronmitchell1183 11 Dec 2018
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          Here is a point by point debunking of John Oliver's propaganda piece on Venezuela & it shows just how bad (but useful for status quo war mongering) people like him are. Funny that this link now asks for your age and asks if u really want to see it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=_fV-C1Ag5sI&bpctr=1544584534 …

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        1. A Hero of Our Time‏ @randalsmith10 11 Dec 2018
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          “Snark culture”, the perfect description

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        1. JesseBruning‏ @JesseBruning 11 Dec 2018
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          Their shared comic premise is nearly always about assigning blame for all the reasons why things are so terrible now to whatever party their audience doesnt like, and ignoring the fact that they're generally not any worse than they've been for decades, under both parties.

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        1. Purple Koolaid‏ @PurpleKoolaid92 11 Dec 2018
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          The 90s were lit

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        1. Dino Kale‏ @trabbez 11 Dec 2018
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          Rewatch Stewart's confrontation with Tucker on Crossfire from 2004. It felt shocking at the time because it cracked the mask of respectability. Now it feels mundane. There is no mask any more to crack.

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        1. Jon W‏ @2plus2equals7 11 Dec 2018
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          Sorry but can't quite agree with this. For instance you have no self-awareness, and aren't the least bit amusing* *well...intentionally anyway

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        2. Dan Mellis‏ @MtgGuyDan 11 Dec 2018
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          Just my opinion, but the best late night show is @joerogan ...he keeps an open mind, asks honest questions and has very interesting guests. His show is far more interesting than Colbert, Kimmel, Fallon.

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        3. Spookus von Überwald‏ @luciusringwald 12 Dec 2018
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          I am a fan of Rogan in most respects, but I also think it's important to call him out on encouraging social prejudice toward vulnerable groups & especially gender non-normative people. He has repeatedly mocked trans people while hiding behind a veneer of anti-SJW open-mindedness.

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        2. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements 11 Dec 2018
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          Oops! The Planet! ⓥ Retweeted bue rübner

          you know I’ve occasionally warned of this popleft right-left alignment fomenting a reactionary nationale rather than a liberatory internationale — it’s just as alienating as security state Democrats.https://twitter.com/buerubner/status/1069551580041658369?s=21 …

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          So, when people vote for parties rejecting cosmopolitanism, immigration and progressive social values, they are rejecting theoretical rather than real neoliberalism. They only real thing they reject are the historical values of the left.
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        3. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements 11 Dec 2018
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          that thread ^

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        2. Liam McGonagle‏ @McgonagleLiam 11 Dec 2018
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          It's an algorithm that has lasted beyond its sell-by date. High production value studio comedy is just a commodity like any other now.

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        2. Daniel‏ @DanielA07992875 11 Dec 2018
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          Maher has good moments. Declined a lot after 2016

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        1.  🎃Spooky 👻Scary 🕷️Slane 🌕‏ @Slanefourtwo3 11 Dec 2018
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          I can give a good example? South Park it still has a crap load of viewership and seems like everyone on all sides like it.

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