Iirc (it’s been some time), the justifications that Colbert gave for why conservatives actually believe certain things were unironically what conservatives believe.
I began to realize he was making fun of conservatives when the audience would laugh at places that didn’t make sense.
Thanks for responding honestly! It’s wild to me as it so was so obviously satire and mocking those beliefs from my point of view. Good job at looking at what was happening and changing your way of thought.
Tbf, and I wish this was more obvious to me back then, a lot of rank and file conservatives often need “marching instructions” like “what is the message we (conservatives) need to say about this incident?”
I didn’t realize I did this until something really confusing happened. I can’t remember what it was but I remember the deafening silence from Fox News and other “lead” conservatives.
I stayed a conservative until around Trump’s initial primary bid. When I realized that conservatives would rather vote this guy in over much more experienced politicians, I realized that their criticism of Obama not having enough experience was a bunch of bullshit.
I seem to remember some study that seemed to indicate that conservatives tend to have a hard time understanding satire. It was around the same time as The Colbert Report being on the air.
You couple this with seeing that cons tend to have overly large/overly active amygdalas, and when you hear them saying that “liberalism is a mental disorder”, I think it’s yet another example of them projecting, since they seem to have certain mental disabilities.
We all have shadows that elude us that others see clearly. I seriously believe modern psychology should integrate that work more into standard CBT/RET.
Hey! We alcoholics do not support any of this bullshit! Most of the times I’ve been drunk off my ass this year has been because of some shit being done by conservative grifters
A lot of conservatives actually believed he was as he was in the show.
Conservatives historically have never understood sub context, even if it jumps up and slaps them in the mouth.
Higher forms of comedy are meant for higher… Well you get the point.
(unless you’re a conservative)
I was a conservative when Colbert Report was on.
Can confirm. I believed he was a conservative.
Wild
Honestly curious. Did you ever watch a full episode of the show or multiple episodes of the show?
I watched it pretty regularly. It took longer than it should have for me to realize that it was a satire.
Maybe three seasons in?
Curious what made it seem so genuine at the time?
Iirc (it’s been some time), the justifications that Colbert gave for why conservatives actually believe certain things were unironically what conservatives believe.
I began to realize he was making fun of conservatives when the audience would laugh at places that didn’t make sense.
Must have been all those “waving American flags” animations. Oh, and that eagle.
Honestly, yes.
Thanks for responding honestly! It’s wild to me as it so was so obviously satire and mocking those beliefs from my point of view. Good job at looking at what was happening and changing your way of thought.
Tbf, and I wish this was more obvious to me back then, a lot of rank and file conservatives often need “marching instructions” like “what is the message we (conservatives) need to say about this incident?”
I didn’t realize I did this until something really confusing happened. I can’t remember what it was but I remember the deafening silence from Fox News and other “lead” conservatives.
I stayed a conservative until around Trump’s initial primary bid. When I realized that conservatives would rather vote this guy in over much more experienced politicians, I realized that their criticism of Obama not having enough experience was a bunch of bullshit.
I seem to remember some study that seemed to indicate that conservatives tend to have a hard time understanding satire. It was around the same time as The Colbert Report being on the air.
You couple this with seeing that cons tend to have overly large/overly active amygdalas, and when you hear them saying that “liberalism is a mental disorder”, I think it’s yet another example of them projecting, since they seem to have certain mental disabilities.
We all have shadows that elude us that others see clearly. I seriously believe modern psychology should integrate that work more into standard CBT/RET.
I was a conservative when Colbert Report was on and I thought it was obvious that it was a bit.
That’s because they’re usually drunk off their ass or one of the grifters.
Hey! We alcoholics do not support any of this bullshit! Most of the times I’ve been drunk off my ass this year has been because of some shit being done by conservative grifters
Not all alcoholics are right wing shit heads, but all right wing shit heads are alcoholics (and/or stupid and/or a grifter).
There are outliers. Several of my teetotaling MAGA family and also Trump himself (though they do fit your modifiers)
It really is a shame we never got that left vs right drink off between Nixon and Hunter S Thompson
Well, comedy is a sign of intelligence, so…
Bert Kreischer disagrees with you.
He’s so gross to look at.
🤔