Just joining the party on this one. I like what Chris Mooney said on MoJo:
Warning: If you watch this, you’ll never be able to watch a climate “debate” again without rolling your eyes
Just joining the party on this one. I like what Chris Mooney said on MoJo:
Warning: If you watch this, you’ll never be able to watch a climate “debate” again without rolling your eyes
A movement is afoot to respond to full-bore climate deniers by defending the existence of owls or hats.
Screenshot of the 97 scientists in the studio. Genius.
Singularly unfunny, though he did use bad language so I guess it's at least hip! Not a shred of wit.
Er. Did we watch the same video? Spose sense of humour ain't objective, huh?
More true than funny; it's true that the principal amusement is in the absurdity of the situation and not in Oliver's perception of it. That said, many of us find the bits about owls and hats rather amusing. I suppose your mileage may vary.
I severely doubt this is 97 scientists (Grandpa taught me sheep count-o-estimating). Therefore, it's a librol hoax!
A sarcastic comment in reply to a satirical video, brilliant!
Irony and ridicule are the main techniques used in satire, which is a form of comedic criticism, to highlight faults. Sarcasm's aim is cruelty and belittlement.
Or it could be that you're not being sarcastic and your judgement is off. Currently on YouTube, the Oliver video has gone viral and is around 1 million views with those viewing the video registering around 97% Likes and 3%Dislikes.
The last sentence has a hint of ridicule, another technique used in satire and in the Oliver video.
I'll give him the owls and hats -- not bad relative to the rest of it -- but it's more of a rant than anything else, should be left to the ranters. Reminded me of Carlin in reverse, another otherwise gifted comic.
Now 2 million views on YouTube. Amazing! Climate satire going viral: Is Homo S Sapiens (at large) finally taking note? A quantum leap in the evolution of the collective mind?
"Warning: If you watch this, you’ll never be able to watch a climate “debate” again without rolling your eyes." Never have watched one, never intend to.
You don't need to. He brings out 97 scientists and 3 deniers in the flesh to make the point that a real debate would overwhelm the naysayers. You already knew that.
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