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Aussie105

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20. The Onion is now a source of social and political commentary.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:16 PM

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They have moved away from pure satire because these days the distinction between reality and satire is kind of vague.
The 'in your face' satire of yesteryear no longer has an impact.

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Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia [View all] milestogo Monday OP

Black satire_ well done. Permanut Monday #1

I had to check the link. niyad Monday #2

Me, too. synni Monday #6

Me, too... problem is, it sounded so much LIKE something slightlv Monday #10

I can actually picture dump saying those things MustLoveBeagles Monday #3

I can't - I can't imagine him knowing enough about ancient Greece to refer to it. soldierant Monday #18

Oh, that's funny! electric_blue68 Tuesday #31

"It's time to look forward - not backward." harumph Monday #4

I smelled onions right away. usonian Monday #5

Thought it was something I_UndergroundPanther Monday #7

LOL Prairie Gates Monday #8

How bad it's got? I read the first paragraph before I figured out it was from the onion. OverBurn Monday #9

That God-Damn piece of walking garbage. WTF is next. Rape is fun? chouchou Monday #11

Please notice this was The .Onion. One had to check the link. niyad Monday #12

Boy! That's a "Tell" I truly wasn't that surprised at what he (supposedly) said. chouchou Monday #13

Like you, and everyone else in this thread, I could easily see him SAYING it niyad Monday #24

Kick dalton99a Monday #14

Sadly, those are not even the creepiest ones. niyad Monday #25

He started with his own daughter--- then he moved on, when she got 'too old' Jack Valentino Tuesday #33

... orleans Monday #15

Exactly. niyad Monday #26

He MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #29

What makes you think the onion is still joking anymore just because it once did? ancianita Monday #16

Not amused Chilopsis Monday #17

I'm not "amused" really either, but I don't think that was the intent anyway. harumph Monday #19

NOBODY is finding this "amusing", so kindly skip the morality lecture. niyad Monday #27

The Onion is now a source of social and political commentary. Aussie105 Monday #20

Satire sometimes pales in comparison as of late. B.See Monday #21

That so many of us Mossfern Monday #22

Satire: Still dead. Aristus Monday #23

This is the second time today that the Onion got me. greatauntoftriplets Monday #28

He may have unlimited get out of jail free cards, but we're not letting him get away with this one! Initech Tuesday #30

FAKE 'ONION"--- more likely from the Trump propaganda department... Jack Valentino Tuesday #32