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X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 11:00 PM Nov 2016

NOT THE ONION- "Green Party Calls for National Conversation on Oppressive Comedians"

https://bogardiner.wordpress.com/2016/10/30/jill-stein-calls-for-national-conversation-on-oppressive-comedians/

We need to begin having honest conversations about the oppressive tactics corporate comedians continue to do towards already-marginalized groups of people.

This country was built on oppressing The Other (Blacks and indigenous people) and I’m not going to stand for more of this while we deal with major crises in this country that could determine whether we’ll even survive as a species.

Read my statement about how deceptive comedy continues to silence anyone who speaks out against it: jill2016.com/oliveremail


Lolno. Poor Jill, being silenced by that mean John Oliver.
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NOT THE ONION- "Green Party Calls for National Conversation on Oppressive Comedians" (Original Post) X_Digger Nov 2016 OP
John Oliver needs to rewrite Sunday's episode, LMFAO. sarcasmo Nov 2016 #1
I bet Samantha Bee will get a good segment out of this n/t emulatorloo Nov 2016 #2
Now THAT'S Entertainment! OilemFirchen Nov 2016 #3
This is funny until you realize Stein is also a Putin stooge... renegade000 Nov 2016 #4
Obviously it's lost on her Gman Nov 2016 #5
Some self-proclaimed "progressives" hate free speech and don't understand the 1st Amendment. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #6

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)
3. Now THAT'S Entertainment!
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 11:39 PM
Nov 2016

But it gets better! The embedded video is of "comedian" Jimmy Dore masterfully illustrating how truly humorless the alt-left are:



Yes, Virginia, they really DO write themselves.

renegade000

(2,301 posts)
4. This is funny until you realize Stein is also a Putin stooge...
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 11:41 PM
Nov 2016

In which case it kind of becomes a bit dark and dystopian...

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
6. Some self-proclaimed "progressives" hate free speech and don't understand the 1st Amendment.
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 02:07 AM
Nov 2016

Especially the wack-a-doodles, like Stein.

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