Imagine someone like this British comedian woman, unfortunately I forgot her name, who (on purpose) asks these really absurd or stupid questions during interviews with scientists etc. in an interview with Trump.
Like when he mentions this “Democrats because many people don’t know dumb ends with a B” and then going like “Wow, I never new that, you’re so smart. Please explain how you came up with that”.
I guess he wouldn’t be defensive about it because he got called smart and really expose himself.
All based on the sadly false notion that Trump’s supporters care whether he’s smart. Please be assured they do not. Free books on the subject that I think may help: https://theauthoritarians.org/
It’s not about him or thinking he’s smart. It’s about why they like him and how they perceive the actual issues of the day. When Carrell or Morgan poke fun at something, they usually do it by taking it to other (quasi)logical conclusions that are so (overly) simple a young child can follow their logic. They only reason they can get away with this is because they’re clearly being Monty Python levels of serious. This lets them get away with seriously and enthusiastically espousing bad ideas in a way that makes them look even stupider than they are, in a way the rest of us can’t manage. They can parody what we cannot. Not effectively anyway.
We’ve had a solid decade to test whether satire can save the world from Trump. Sacha Baron Cohen got Giuliani to pull his pants down on camera in Borat 2. We all love to laugh, but at some point we have to face the fact that it’s not the right tool for the job.
Eh, I disagree. It’s not enough on its own by any stretch, but it remains a very useful part of a multi-pronged approach. I’ll also point out that I addressed how almost all satires fail to have any impact on his supporters. Have you seen any Cunk though? It’s a distinct style.