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by dboyd 5724 days ago
The use of satire to influence political change can have quite an impact. See the effect that the Superman radio show had on the KKK... http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.02.98/comics-9826...

If Jon is able to shape the minds of his viewers, I do hope he succeeds. At the very least, creating a healthy disrespect for the use of hyperbole in political discussions would go a long way to bringing some 'sanity' back into what has become a bitter political divide.