This is dangerously lazy comedy writing, I’ll give it that.
When it does take a turn though, it appears that they really do believe that Biden supporters are literally murdering Trump voters in the streets. Or they want their readers to believe it.
The thing is, when you’re writing comedy and you break the fourth wall to say “okay here’s what I actually think,” as this article does, you’re no longer in parody territory if most of what you say is exactly what a common person believes. Mixing in satire that sounds exactly like fascist propaganda is pretty transparently manipulative.
> Four of Brandt's neighbors agreed that his mental health contributed to the incident, and said they don't believe the incident was motivated by politics.
Quote from Fox News.
Meanwhile Trump has been telling people he was a far left activist who intentionally mowed someone down in cold blood and the mainstream media refuses to cover the story (possibly because Trump made up most of the details).
There's some weird stuff about the the crazy guy saying the kid was in an extremist Republican outfit, but as far as I can tell that's just the ravings of a drunk with mental health issues who just run someone over while DUI.
When it does take a turn though, it appears that they really do believe that Biden supporters are literally murdering Trump voters in the streets. Or they want their readers to believe it.
The thing is, when you’re writing comedy and you break the fourth wall to say “okay here’s what I actually think,” as this article does, you’re no longer in parody territory if most of what you say is exactly what a common person believes. Mixing in satire that sounds exactly like fascist propaganda is pretty transparently manipulative.