The past week has shown humanity at its worst: A horrific terrorist attack left at least 1,300 Israelis dead, among them peace activists and even innocent children. The fates of many more kidnapped civilians still lie in the balance. Meanwhile, statements from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggest retaliation…
Why is the onion one of the most mature takes on the Internet? Is it strange that cynicism sounds level headed in our era?
“we should remember that unpacking this conflict in an adequately thorough manner would require examining it through a diverse range of lenses such as antisemitism, Islamic fundamentalism, the Holocaust, imperialism, contact theory, and many more, all while keeping in mind valid but competing narratives of victimhood that span hundreds of years.”
Humor and comedy have always been able to say things too risky to be said in any other way.
Supposedly, the role of a fool or clown or jester in a monarch’s court was to fulfill this function. Say things everyone else was too terrified to say to the king.
This response is beautiful. It’s some of the most thoroughly informed journalism today, but then it’s written satirically. The Onion has done a wonderful job of finding and hiring amazing writers.
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