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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

Jul 14

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 Jul 14 OP

Black satire_ well done. Permanut Jul 14 #1

I had to check the link. niyad Jul 14 #2

Me, too. synni Jul 14 #6

Me, too... problem is, it sounded so much LIKE something slightlv Jul 14 #10

I can actually picture dump saying those things MustLoveBeagles Jul 14 #3

I can't - I can't imagine him knowing enough about ancient Greece to refer to it. soldierant Jul 14 #18

Oh, that's funny! electric_blue68 Tuesday #31

"It's time to look forward - not backward." harumph Jul 14 #4

I smelled onions right away. usonian Jul 14 #5

Thought it was something I_UndergroundPanther Jul 14 #7

LOL Prairie Gates Jul 14 #8

How bad it's got? I read the first paragraph before I figured out it was from the onion. OverBurn Jul 14 #9

That God-Damn piece of walking garbage. WTF is next. Rape is fun? chouchou Jul 14 #11

Please notice this was The .Onion. One had to check the link. niyad Jul 14 #12

Boy! That's a "Tell" I truly wasn't that surprised at what he (supposedly) said. chouchou Jul 14 #13

Like you, and everyone else in this thread, I could easily see him SAYING it niyad Jul 14 #24

Kick dalton99a Jul 14 #14

Sadly, those are not even the creepiest ones. niyad Jul 14 #25

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

... orleans Jul 14 #15

Exactly. niyad Jul 14 #26

He MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #29

What makes you think the onion is still joking anymore just because it once did? ancianita Jul 14 #16

Not amused Chilopsis Jul 14 #17

I'm not "amused" really either, but I don't think that was the intent anyway. harumph Jul 14 #19

NOBODY is finding this "amusing", so kindly skip the morality lecture. niyad Jul 14 #27

The Onion is now a source of social and political commentary. Aussie105 Jul 14 #20

Satire sometimes pales in comparison as of late. B.See Jul 14 #21

That so many of us Mossfern Jul 14 #22

Satire: Still dead. Aristus Jul 14 #23

This is the second time today that the Onion got me. greatauntoftriplets Jul 14 #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