Satire In The Colbert Report

The Author supports his argument through the usage of satire himself to support satire in general. Typically father and son are alike, however unlike his father “his son has managed not to be angry,not in the least.” His father reads the opinions of others on the same topics, yet it “mirrors] [..] his age.” His son on the other hand, uses satire which “shelters [him] in the ridiculous.” Which is why he doesn’t have any rage about the topics his dad typically reads about. Satire, especially shows such as “The Daily Show and its spin-off, The Colbert Report, all share a tone so knowing,so over it,so smart, so asinine.” These traits of satire is what the Author believes provides a sense of encouragement and guidance that they are other people that understand what you stand for rather than a select few group of people just stating facts that you know

Some news channels purposely over extend certain news topics to the point people get enraged and feel as if they can’t do anything. Satire is a support to the author and he supports that by stating the direct correlation it has to him “ A remedy for my rage:it got channeled smoothly into ridicule.” This ridicule he mentions is a form of pure nonsense when looked at a literal point of view but when you be calm and collected about it you see it for the artistic masterpiece it is which releases you tension about the subject and make you feel less angry about it. Satire is so appealing because it “stood apart” from other methods of news and coping methods. The Author believes that satire is a type of art one that can be crafted artfully or in George Bush’s case not that well. Satire is used to get a common idea across to many people it’s not created well. The Author mentions the history of satire to show it’s initial purpose and how it’s changed over time to fit into our era through tv shows or comedy news