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by JackFr 1702 days ago
The feeling when you realize how formulaic John Oliver’s indignant rants are. Just packaging outrage and selling it.
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most of his rants are well justified in my opinion

my issue with his narrative and he doesnt really offer any viable alternatives execept suggesting government regulation (which is usually responsible for whatever situation he's ranting about in the first place)

John Oliver is fine as long as you remember he is a comedian that also fits the role of the left-wing equivalent of a tele-evangelist.
I think his humour can sometimes trivialize the real issues he's talking about, but he's nothing like a televangelist
I also hate it when he starts making jokes about people's appearance. It drags everything he's saying into the gutter