• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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      I was thinking the same today: if the White House had fabricated an April Fool’s joke it would be unrecognizable - unless they developed a really black sense of humor and made a press release like “Trump tells SCOTUS to overturn immunity ruling”.

      Incidentally, comedians all over the globe have been bitterly complaining about Trump stealing their show since 2016.

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      The Sarcasm Industry is on the verge of collapse … the last time that happened was in the 1930s

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        So what you’re saying is we should be on the lookout for men who don’t have the right or authority to do things, but try to force their way in anyway. Those are the guys who want to be ultimate unquestioned dictator.

        Like…maybe we should grab these guys, and throw them out of any meaningful positions of power. And if they’re criminals, we should throw them in jail. When you’re a criminal they let you do it. So we should just grab them by the balls, and lock them up!

        …I really wanted to include a reference to hunter bidens laptop, but couldn’t make it work in that joke.

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      It’s a stretch, but i wonder if things like the onion, with us laughing at the insane stories has had any impact on the general reaction to what’s happening now. Like people don’t really care.

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        It’s not a stretch.

        Q-Anon evolved from joking/trolling/shitposting/whatever_its_called on 4chan, some disinformation narratives share common roots with early internet satire.

        I realise that’s not exactly what you meant, but I’m sure you see the common thread.