The Satire Paradox
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Colbert Report - Oa, Firebrand Will Bring It, Babe
Lamar finds that the more liberal you are, the more you see stephen colbert as a liberal skewering conservatives. But the more conservative you are, you see him as conservative skewering liberals. This is what we would call motivated cognition, or biased perception. He created a character who managed to appeal to all sides of the political spectrum simultaneously. If you think he's somehow winning an ideological battle, you're wrong. Why? Anganmil sogs as wi swe hadara as a a da. And the same thing happens with loads of moneytososa o. Oa, firebrand will bring it, babe.
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