Does satire serve the establishment?

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Regarding Facebook (Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in!), a friend there shared this video, which I thought made an interesting point:

 

[The Cat]

Everything serves the establishment. Its established.

 

[The Cat]

And there are more enjoyable ways to be a masochist, than face book. Just saying.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Everything serves the establishment. Its established.

What about antidisestablishmentarianism?

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

And there are more enjoyable ways to be a masochist, than face book. Just saying.

Meh, I think I need a longer waiting period before cracking open Rise of Skywalker again.

 

[The Cat]

Meh, I think I need a longer waiting period before cracking open Rise of Skywalker again.

Ok I see the problem. We have vastly different definitions of enjoyable.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Ok I see the problem. We have vastly different definitions of enjoyable.

It's more that I don't feel like opening the Lament Configuration at this particular point.

 

[The Cat]

It's more that I don't feel like opening the Lament Configuration at this particular point.

It's funny, I was going to say you seem like a puzzlebox kinda guy.

 

[Totenkindly]

Meh, I think I need a longer waiting period before cracking open Rise of Skywalker again.

*curls up in a ball like a sobbing pillbug at the thought

 

[Virtual ghost]

That actually depend on the content of satire. :duh:

 

[The Cat]

Who would have thought JJ Abrams would out evil emperor old palps for the most heinous crimes in Star Wars.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

I felt dubious about the title, but then I was struck by his statement that nobody took Donald Trump seriously until it was too late. Which was accurate; everyone treated it like a big joke until he won.

 

[The Cat]

I felt dubious about the title, but then I was struck by his statement that nobody took Donald Trump seriously until it was too late. Which was accurate; everyone treated it like a big joke until he won.

Rise of Skywalker happened in 2019, Im not saying it was a cosmic tipping point that plunged existence into an ever spiraling abyss of chaos and horror...but it did happen under Trumps watch so make of it what you will.

 

[The Cat]

What about antidisestablishmentarianism?

that is in favor of the establishment also.

specifically: opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

that is in favor of the establishment also.

specifically: opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England

I suppose you are right. It seems to have been a very 19th century thing, as far as I can tell. Too sesquipedalian for common use.

 

[SensEye]

Satire is usually great in all forms.

I can tell just by his tone (and also I know how the BBC rolls) that this dude is a left winger. Senile old Biden gets satirized a lot, is it working to his benefit also? No mention in the video. Mr. O'Farrell only seems to have his knickers in a twist if he perceives satire is serving the right (based on his examples).