Is humor an instrument for positive social change?
An open letter to Jon and Stephen:
Republicans cannot be deterred by frivolity and acerbic witticisms, they must be decapitated or staked through the heart (metaphorically of course). Nothing less will stop them.
I do believe in the power of humor as a political force (Al Franken), but I don’t know if large scale ralleys, which aren’t really fuelled by fear and xenophobia, can be successful. Tea Party events are sponsored by interests who are really serious about their agenda and have a lot of money to see that things go their way. Money to bus in hordes of excitable pinheads with placards, if need be.
And what if people begin to equate Comedy Central with the Dems, just as they have with the Republicans and The Tea Party? The Harpies have already begun to howl, “The American people want security, jobs and strong leadership, not laughs!”
But if I had the means to do so, I would go to these ralleys. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are saner than the church ladies of the Tea Party fringe, and certainly a lot funnier. I want this to work out well for them and I hope you East Coasters turn out in droves. I hope sanity proves to be more potent than White Christian Fear. There’s always a first time. And I’d like to be there to see it. O’Reilly and his drones be damned! The only thing we have to fear is the fear mongers. Don’t forget the stakes and machetes though (metaphorical of course).
PS- You guys might want to check out “The Yes Men” to see how it’s done. See TAH, #60 and #61.
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