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(18,124 posts)the commentary on our country matters little in comedy. Every thing, notion, idea, pride in ones flawed culture, everything is fair game in comedy. The audience is fickle. Mr. Noah, while an outsider, is telling the truth as he see it about our american cultural foibles. I say to the offended ones, if it hits a little too close to home, tough... I don't care if some may take umbrage at the nerve of an "outsider" criticizing the hypocrisy that is de rigueur these days in ALL political, social and economic arenas of our nation. We need criticizing, more from the inside would help. But that apathy and lack of general and specific self criticism, when wron, creates room for the outsider. I'm sure some in your face laughter provoking 'commentary' is a good thing in sometimes helping to correct flaws, when thought about.
As far as us metaphorically through comedy criticizing other countries. So what. That country would have to deal with it. Whether the comedian is S.A. latino(a) asian, arabic, jewish, if they are telling the inescapable truth, then, so be it.
Sometimes an "outsider" is refreshing. If american's turn away from the 'daily show', it will be their loss.
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