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Author Topic: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread  (Read 1247325 times)

MonkeyHead

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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10740 on: August 16, 2015, 05:43:05 am »

Comedy in the UK is almost exclusively left wing and liberal, and has been since the late 1980's. The only "right wing" example I can think of would be Al Murray the Pub Landlord, who plays a right wing character for ironic laughs. I strongly suspect that this is down to how our comedy, which is stand up driven,  is very "everyman" style, and has its roots in the poorer parts of society. I wonder if a nations humour relates to its political mindset. I mean, look at Germany - serious politics, no real humour.. ;)
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10741 on: August 16, 2015, 05:55:39 am »

Well, we have "comedy" - it's either apolitical, as-good-as-apolitical, or people being "leftist" and anti-mainstream for the sole purpose of being anti-mainstream. The latter usually have a wankfest about how they're doing investigative journalism when in reality it's mostly putting a hateful spin of Fox-like proportions on public (if slightly unsavoury) information.

Before you complain, Ant, I believe I've already ranted extensively about Die Anstalt a couple months ago, so let's not repeat that.
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10742 on: August 16, 2015, 07:01:15 am »

Frankie Boyle also has edgetastic comedy in the UK but he's also left wing

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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10743 on: August 16, 2015, 09:46:20 am »

This here is some premium-quality right-wing political parody. That's what it says right there in the title: P-A-R-O-D-Y. Why aren't you laughing, Sheb?
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10744 on: August 16, 2015, 10:06:59 am »

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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10745 on: August 16, 2015, 03:39:38 pm »

we postin edgy jokes about foreign nations now
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10746 on: August 17, 2015, 04:30:47 am »

what joke can you make at expense of something that was always a joke
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10747 on: August 17, 2015, 04:55:57 am »

what joke can you make at expense of something that was always a joke
Anything of its history as it is already considered foolish as it was "always" considered a joke.
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10748 on: August 27, 2015, 09:37:20 pm »

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Not even close m8! I will make some toast for what shall follow. Took Oprah money too. This future is pure entertainment. He's been in the news for a while but it's taken 8 days to get confirmation, after which I wonder if there's any more steam in twitter left to go.
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10749 on: August 27, 2015, 09:58:53 pm »

Someone just pointed out all of his photos have filters on them to darken his skin otherwise it becomes too obvious he's whiter than most Caucasoids:
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And he slagged off his Mum saying she had an affair so he didn't know who his father was. This is a comparison of the father on his birth certificate with him:
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Understandably social media is turning up the grill to 11
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Mfw they take no survivors and don't punch soft
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10750 on: August 27, 2015, 10:09:51 pm »

Oh dang, slightly more serious news that Virginia shooter was living in a loony bin.

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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10751 on: August 27, 2015, 11:31:22 pm »

Oh dang, slightly more serious news that Virginia shooter was living in a loony bin.
Seems pretty ordinary to me? Aside from the cat urine, which, hey, he might have made a token effort to clean up before remembering "Oh, right, I'm probably going to die today, fuck it". Doesn't make clear whether he, or the police, put the towel down. Maybe Bauglir is a crazy person.
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10752 on: August 28, 2015, 06:13:01 am »

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Cat faeces were also found smeared on the balcony.

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"He would literally just throw cat shit into their balconies," the source said.

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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10753 on: August 28, 2015, 06:41:22 am »

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Cat faeces were also found smeared on the balcony.

Stuff like that can't be normal in Murrica?
... when you have cats, there's a good chance that does occasionally happen. When you're actively suicidal and about to go kill other people and then yourself, that's likely an issue that's not going to be dealt with. That's pretty much the only odd thing about what's described regarding the state of the house, and while it is potentially indicative of insanity (and could be indicative of just being busy and not having gotten around to cleaning up a mess), it's not something that gives you room to call the place a loony bin. It (and maybe the sex toys, but honestly that's not exactly major for a bachelor) is pretty much the only substantially odd note about what's described in the article, at least regarding the place of residence.

Dude's actions were in line with a bit of the loco (understandable considering he was goddamn insane), but the joint he was living in was pretty normal going by what was described.
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Re: Calm and Cool Progressive Discussion Thread
« Reply #10754 on: August 28, 2015, 06:46:21 am »

Holy shit dude was a manic gay african american nazi, what a mental mess. I swear it worries me the regularity in which America turns parodies into reality.
Don't know what if you're looking at the same stuff I did, but I'd back away slowly if my nose turned up there.
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