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John Oliver up now. "Nazis are a lot like cats. If they like you, it is (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2017 OP
Wish his show was an hour he is good. Catmusicfan Aug 2017 #1
Yes. Brilliant. applegrove Aug 2017 #2
It is offensive to cats to compare them to Nazis. roamer65 Aug 2017 #3
Thank you!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2017 #4
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Aug 2017 #5
Of course cats are. It is play on the way cat's are regularly teased. And hits applegrove Aug 2017 #6
A bit. roamer65 Aug 2017 #7
I'm a cat lover and comedians do use some shock value to get their applegrove Aug 2017 #8
The truth hurts. nt Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #9

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
3. It is offensive to cats to compare them to Nazis.
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 11:13 PM
Aug 2017

My cats are loving, wonderful creatures who value my companionship.

Nazis are simply filthy degenerate scum.

My cats lives are worth a zillion light years more than a Nazi's.

applegrove

(118,636 posts)
6. Of course cats are. It is play on the way cat's are regularly teased. And hits
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 11:27 PM
Aug 2017

at Trump because he is the one feeding the Nazis and Oliver showed a few quotes of white supremacists liking Trump. Sorry I put it in context now does it come off as satire of Trump?

applegrove

(118,636 posts)
8. I'm a cat lover and comedians do use some shock value to get their
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 11:48 PM
Aug 2017

message across. Cat's have a characture as only liking their humans because they are fed. I think, as with most humour, the point that Trump is actually feeding the Nazis himself sinks deeper into our brains because of the cat metaphor. And the shock. And I see that as a good thing.

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