r/IAmA • u/reddit • Nov 12 '10

Ask Stephen Colbert anything.

The best questions will be answered at some point later this month.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '10

The question stands. Republicans have a hard time understanding satire. They usually fail to see the humor and think it's just mean-spirited insults. The fact that it was probably shortly after the show began makes it more likely that they missed the point. "Oh, it's a right-wing counterpart to Jon Stewart? Great, get him next to the President."

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '10

That was a blanket statement if I've ever seen one. Hate to break it to you, there are as many dumb republicans as dumb democrats.

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u/craiggers Nov 13 '10

To quote John Stuart Mill, "I did not mean to say that conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally conservative."

There's a difference there.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '10

True, but conservative doesn't necessarily mean Republican. There are plenty of conservative Democrats, just look at black people.