Which "liberals?" I thought it was funny. I guess I'm not "liberal" enough? I'm voting for Biden because I'll do anything to stop Trump, but I'm not going to pretend he shouldn't be mocked.
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yeah I enjoyed it too, a couple of different friends mentioned it being funny I don't know anyone that was upset about it.
probably just another article about some random vocal minority complaining
I thought it was funny too, but man is it uncomfortable knowing that it could sway people away from voting for Biden and swing the scales in favor of Trump.
He was just as hard if not harder on Trump in the same segment, so I don't think it would.
The problem is of the people that watch him. The majority of them would never vote for Trump in the first place. Most of them would probably vote Biden. So being hard on Trump he's simply preaching to the choir. Being hard on Biden. He might demoralize a few from participating. It doesn't mean he was wrong or wrong to do it. But it is a possible concern. Though the only group to actually blame for that is the Democrats.
I mean I'm still going to vote for them. Because I like the idea of still having elections even if they are highly flawed. You don't get that sort of thing under full blown fascism.
If Jon’s audience somehow got swayed into voting FOR Trump over some criticisms on Biden, they were never listening in the first place.
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The ones on Twitter that are sourced in the article. This is a non story.
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Probably saw 2 people on twitter and then they just expanded and said all liberals?
So they saw both of the remaining Twitter users, makes sense
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Neolibs might be crying but literally everyone else is laughing
…. Most of whom will still be voting for him. Extremely accurate criticisms aside.
Right. I laughed my ass off, because it's fucking true.
We've got two old as shit dudes, both with shit memories, running for president.
Sure one is the better option, but neither are great options... And imagine them in four more years
Yikes.
Right. As I keep saying, I'll be voting for the forgetful doddering old grandpa that isn't a treasonous rapist who says he'll be a dictator.
Yeah, addressing it directly and with humor is exactly the way to tackle the issue. All the liberals frantically trying to gaslight about an 81 year old's memory just look like they're in a cult, which will actually drive voters away.
He's old, probably too old, but Trump is not only worse in general, but demonstrably worse on that very issue. It sucks that our choice is which declining man should be the leader of the free world, but that's the question we're faced with.
We've seen what happens when a party refuses to scrutinize their own candidate. Learn that lesson part.
Good? Jon Stewart always took no prisoners. If you're offended now then you weren't paying attention before.
I don’t understand what people were thinking when Stewart came back? I mean he was always merciless to anyone’s failings regardless of party, it’s just that the republicans provided so much more fodder for him vs the Dems who at least on the surface went in with good intentions most of the time. It was usually him attacking the Dems for their failures in meeting their own standards vs attacking the republicans for having no standards at all.
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Who wasn't laughing? It was hilarious. Jon Stewart's points were spot on all around.
Who wasn't laughing?
People who require uncritical support of their candidate.
He was right on all points.
But people obviously missed the point he made about the choice is still between a old Biden or old lunatic. So it's not some 50/50 both sides bullshit
in a way, I wonder if JS was egging the mainstream media on to highlight the difference themselves, to distinguish a key difference - one's an imperfect solution, the other is a deranged tyrant criminal. Yeah, do the math.
Yes, betrayal - because the US devolved so much into tribalism, that any critique of "their own", no matter if justified or not, is a betrayal and taboo.
You see, our side can do no wrong and is perfect. It's their side that's wrong, always. We're the good guys, and they're the bad guys - how could Jon betray the only side that's good, noble and completely faultless? That clearly means he's with them and not with us, because nuance is a foreign loan word that we don't need, and everything is black and white!
Fucking sad and depressing - glad I get to look at it from the outside, but still...
I'm not American but I can see why the left going after Biden now is not a good idea. It's just gonna lead to a Trump win. I hate Biden, the guy has blood on his hands from his constant support of the drug war. But you should have thought of that before. Either back him now, and get a better candidate going. Or go after Biden now and lose to Trump. And then you'll get nothing done.
Biden should never have been the Democrats pick, Clinton either, but it's too late for all that now.
what happened to "it's ok if bernie doesn't win you just gotta vote for biden and push him left when he's in office" because this is not that.
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ONE-TIME FANS WHO perhaps remember comedian Jon Stewart only taking satirical swipes at conservatives while host of The Daily Show
Not a good look for an article to start with such a hot take. Anyone who thought Stewart never took aim at Democrats couldn't have been a fan because they must have never watched his fucking show.
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We're in a weird spot. On the one hand, legitimate criticisms should always be welcome especially when directed at our elected officials. In a healthy democracy we would vote out people who disappoint or underperform. On the other hand, we don't have a healthy democracy and one side is determined to vote for a man with the most extensive list of abhorrent behavior ever documented in the nation's history. Criticizing Biden just makes it more likely that a super close race will go to Trump, who is unquestionably worse than Biden.
Part of me wants to say "let's get the Trump threat behind us and THEN we can work on building a healthier democracy," but that isn't how a healthy democracy works! If we compromise on our values to get rid of someone we disagree with, are we the baddies? It's a frustrating and scary place to be.
“The ends justify the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have are means.”
U.K. LeGuin
If you're unable to secure a better candidate, you'd better laugh.
If you didn't laugh at Stewart's criticism, you're no better than a Bill Maher or new york times liberal.
Who cares? Like me, personally, I think too much is being made of the age thing for Biden (and not enough for Trump) but Jon Stewart is not some party spokesman. If he wants to go Enlightened Centrist "BOTH SIDES are too old!" for comedy he can. His job is the comedy, not the election.
He's also just correct. Just because Trump is such a scum human doesn't make Biden's three star rating into a five star. It just means three stars is better than this opponent's zero.
And it’s not like the entire show was about Biden age. Jon Stewart does have a clear preference and does find reason so skewer one side of the political spectrum more than the other but we shouldn’t expect nor even want blind allegiance
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That episode was scathing and I love it.
Of course they're upset, this is post-Trump America after all! You're not allowed to criticize both sides equally! You HAVE TO pick a side and support them fully no matter what bullshit spews out of their mouths! It's a law now! The whole thing falls apart if we're not all running around screaming for blood like a bunch of lunatics!
Like how you’re getting downvotes because you’re speaking the truth.
US politics is literally “democrat bad” or “republican bad”, and both are apparently immune from criticism from anybody unless you’re criticizing the opposite team. Trump and the Republican party is unquestionably fucked up for being fascists, but that shouldn’t mean we can’t scrutinize whatever the hell the Dems are doing - and what they are not doing as well. We should hold our government accountable for what they do because we’re the goddamn people.
I say this as somebody who will vote Democrat - not because I actually want Biden, but because I don’t want Trump or a modern-day Republican as President.
The show was really funny. This post was a good excuse to watch the monologue again. Looking forward to next Monday's show.
Guess I'm not a liberal. The man is genius.
Our candidate is so far from what voters want that we run articles about how great the economy is and how much awesome shit he got through to try to convince voters because the alternative is a nightmare. Someone just came in and said the things that we've been deliberately ignoring. Oh noez! DAMAGE CONTROL. DAMAGE CONTROL. DAMAGE CONTROL.
I actually think it would have been damaging to pretend that Biden is perfect. People who can be convinced to vote one way or another aren't blind to the flaws of the current administration, pretending that everything is rosy will switch them off and they'll stay home.
Providing honest criticism, where warranted, of both sides and acknowledging the very real concerns around Biden is more likely to keep people engaged and informed. Despite how flawed Biden is, any sane, informed voter chooses him over Trump every time.
As a Canadian, I was laughing my ass off
And they all started chanting "four more years" from their couches to drown out any discontentment with Biden.
Not all of us, bud.
I voted for Biden and shall again, because the alternative is despicable, corrupt, treasonous, rapey, evil, and just fuckin' wrong, and so is their candidate.
The Dems don't have another candidate that has any chance of beating Pumpkin Tits, because the Dems still believe in time-outs instead of spankings, politically, and they don't want their rich donors to clutch their pearls.
(If the Dems' balls were ever to descend, that might be a different story, but here we are. )
Jab away, Jon.
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