Last Week Tonight submitted to hubski so far: net neutrality civil asset forfeiture sugar the lottery local politics - Do you still think your statement only applies to sugar? Americans are stupid and disinterested. Remember that ten percent of them think HTML is an STD. And John Oliver doesn't help. He just spins the positive liberal elitist feedback loop round and round.they just don't seem motivated enough to do something about it
I think that 10% is kind of background for polling. It's essentially the same number that says they approve of Al Qaeda, that guns shouldn't be subject to background checks, or that Congress is doing a good job. I'm pretty sure it's about 5% fringe nuts, and 5% who didn't understand the question. Remember that ten percent of them think HTML is an STD.
Nah, you're not wrong. In fact, one thing I've noticed about Hubski culture is that most users give the average American far more credit than the stupid fuckers deserve. I'm not going to pretend that Oliver is something better than one small step more informative than Stewart or Colbert. I wouldn't classify his talking points as strictly liberal, but I won't discredit your perception of it being somewhat of a circle-jerk. Living in Texas is especially psychologically crippling though. I had to listen to Lamar Smith give a speech 12 days ago. It does strange things to a man. Disclaimer: I didn't vote, so take that as you will.