Satire is amazing. It brings much needed light and attention to serious issues in a way that is appealing to a mass audience. It is in human nature to make fun of everything, of course only to a point, but it can sometimes lighten the mood, and sometimes be very provacative and insightful. Humor is the spice of life, and without it, many of us could not survive in a sane state.
Being such a cynic, however, I have to express negative feelings about satire occasionally. It is funny, and educational, but it is inactive. Almost everything seems to be inactive these days. All of the people who do make fun of politicians, or who do bring a lighthearted tone to extremely somber issues never seem to take physical action against what they clearly don't believe in.
Educating the masses is essential of course, but to have anything come of it, you have to "get involved", you have to do something to counteract the thing that you are complaining about.
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