Sadly, we need public intellectuals the most in the time when Facebook has devalued the concept of a public intellectual
I think Clickhole and Onion are actually both very very funny and biting at times. Seen them handle really dark material.
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I think biting satire has power; but if the target is too easy, becomes dull or distracting—bites the flea, ignores the dog?
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(aka I'm lousy with metaphors; but I feel like we are laughing at the sideshow; meanwhile a blitzkrieg of sorts is underway).
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