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The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’ (www.theguardian.com)
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Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’ By Bryce P. Tetraeder, Global Tetrahedron CEO ☞ https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of the market. And just like family members, our brands regard one another with mutual suspicion and malice.

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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Remember Stephen Colbert's satire? Conservatives loved him.

Satire of something already completely outlandish is problematic.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What problem did that cause? It only made everyone else laugh at them harder.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You could accidentally create new conspiracies, that people legitimately believe.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think that ever happened with Colbert, did it?

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

People's definitely agreed with and used his lines of argument, even though he intended them humorously. I don't know if he put out any conspiracy theories.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just don't think the people who believed him and used his lines of argument were taken seriously either except by people who were already in their bubble and weren't going to come out.

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I'm too tired to make this witty but something about it leading to the MAGA movement being a bubble

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

What was the "gut" thing again?

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

PrObLeMaTiC

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

it's when there are problems