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The forum discussion centers around various humorous comments and satirical takes on political figures, particularly focusing on President Zelensky's attire and the absurdities of political satire involving Trump and Putin. Key references include a German satire site and a New York Times article discussing the implications of humor in political reporting. The conversation highlights the challenges of interpreting satire, especially in the context of serious political issues, and the potential for misinterpretation over time.

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  • Understanding of political satire and its implications
  • Familiarity with current political figures, specifically Trump and Zelensky
  • Knowledge of media influence on public perception
  • Awareness of international relations, particularly between the U.S. and Russia
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  • Research the impact of political satire on public opinion
  • Explore the role of attire in political representation, focusing on Zelensky's choices
  • Analyze the effectiveness of humor in political discourse
  • Investigate the historical context of political cartoons and their evolution
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This discussion is beneficial for political analysts, satirists, media professionals, and anyone interested in the intersection of humor and politics.

If unintentional humor counts, this NYT article quotes a recently placed White House "reporter".

“Why don’t you wear a suit?” a man asked Mr. Zelensky. “You’re at the highest level in this country’s office, and you refuse to wear a suit. Just want to see if — do you own a suit?”
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I dress identically to President Zelensky, more or less -- soft cotton fatigue pants, long-sleeved undershirt, sweater, and boots, all in black to avoid mismatches. Basic war veteran attire in my world. Often I wear sandals but boots for more formal settings. I own a suit, also black, reserved for funerals.
 
Ukrainian doctors confirm there has NOT been a SINGLE CASE of bone spurs reported in ALL OF UKRAINE
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Klystron said:
If unintentional humor counts, this NYT article quotes a recently placed White House "reporter".



I dress identically to President Zelensky, more or less -- soft cotton fatigue pants, long-sleeved undershirt, sweater, and boots, all in black to avoid mismatches. Basic war veteran attire in my world. Often I wear sandals but boots for more formal settings. I own a suit, also black, reserved for funerals.
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Elon showed up after that wearing, not a suit, but a black tee-shirt and jeans!
But that's OK.
 
Found this one on a German satire site (title translated by me).

Protection from Trump: Mexico finishes building wall to the USA​


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gleem said:
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I wish there were some verifiable references to accusations of the above comic.
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Likewise. While I enjoy Bolling's comics, satire can be a two-edged sword slicing through pretense but also dulling reason.

Consider Saturday Night Live's (SNL) biting attacks on Hillary Clinton prior to the 2015 election that first put the former guy (TFG) in office. I stopped using sarcasm as a young adult after unintended disasters. SNL portrayed Secretary Clinton, and by extension any female presidential candidate, as weak, confused, laughable and unprepared for office, opposite the facts .

Bolling wields a subtle wit that reveals essential flaws without, as @gleem mentions, basis. Comparing TFG to FDR, normalizes and buffs his dismal record as chief executive and as a human being.
 
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An issue with political satire is how it will be interpreted as time goes by. Contemporary cartoons can be interpreted as being accurate, hyperbolic, exaggerating some issue, abstruse, or just plain false. When taken out of context or presented as a recurrence of a past event, it may be interpreted erroneously.
 
I get broken image links for the first two posts in this thread. If try opening either image in a separate tab, I get "URL signature expired". Both URLs are on xx.fbcdn.net, which I think is used by Facebook.
 
The URL for the first picture in post #1 is


and is indeed a FB link. If I open it separately in a new tab, I receive the "URL expired" message, or "URL signature expired" if I open the link from above, and if I open the URL of the picture alone, i.e. stripping anything after ".jpg" I receive a "Bad URL hash" message.

Unfortunately, I don't know what and how to repair something that isn't broken here. I can still see all pictures.

I could repost them as screenshots if you told me exactly which images (post number) vanished.
 

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