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Arazi

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29. Virtually every late night comedian is college educated

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 02:31 PM

Sep 21

From Johnny Carson, Jay Leno to Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Kimmel etc.

It doesn’t surprise me in the least that the comedians and their audiences are well educated and that those who dislike it are not.

There ARE far right conservative comedians - Tony Hinchcliffe, Theo Von, Dave Portnoy etc. I’m 1000% certain that if they were funny enough and capable of bringing butts into seats and eyeballs to the tv, they’d be the late night stars like the others.

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Here's an example of our intractable polarization. [View all] LAS14 Sep 21 OP

Maybe petition the admins for a CommonGround forum? BoRaGard Sep 21 #1

What a good idea! How does one petition the Admins? A DU Mail to Earl?? nt LAS14 Sep 21 #2

Oh for God's sake Prairie Gates Sep 21 #3

Is there an emoji for "See what I mean?" nt LAS14 Sep 21 #4

discussion about 'common ground' - or even its potential or existance? - on certain topic/issues stopdiggin Sep 21 #8

"Looking for possible points of common ground." J_William_Ryan Sep 21 #5

Maybe us on it and them rzemanfl Sep 21 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author rzemanfl Sep 21 #7

health care? tax breaks for the 1%? schools? policing? stopdiggin Sep 21 #14

Such as when Neville Chamberlain found common ground with Hitler SocialDemocrat61 Sep 21 #21

I live in Texas BigMin28 Sep 21 #9

Why? The "Right's" point of view is not concealed. MineralMan Sep 21 #10

Such generalization doesn't lead anywhere good. nt LAS14 Sep 21 #24

OK, so where are you planning to lead us? MineralMan Sep 21 #28

A How Not to be a Horrible Person forum sounds like a starting place, but taxi Sep 21 #11

Wouldn't that be the "Way Forward" forum? hunter Sep 21 #12

What is the example of an issue Bettie Sep 21 #13

Problem is, the Right has been taken over by a Cult. haele Sep 22 #43

How do you find common ground SocialDemocrat61 Sep 21 #15

Do you mean economic issues? leftstreet Sep 21 #16

DU has a clear set of rules Quiet Em Sep 21 #17

What are you talking about? mr715 Sep 21 #18

There is a deep "values" gap. usonian Sep 21 #19

On demestic issues, I don't see it. Prairie_Seagull Sep 21 #20

I'm reading a book by a journalist on polarization but know if quotes from it were posted here the betsuni Sep 21 #22

What you're looking for. Bravo Duck Sep 21 #23

Sorry - I meant this as a reply to the thread, not to an individual. nt LAS14 Sep 21 #26

Virtually every late night comedian is college educated Arazi Sep 21 #29

I honestly cannot see finding "common ground" with nazis Skittles Sep 21 #38

They voted for a felon and sexual abuser. Some of them are drifting away from Trump on their own. chowder66 Sep 21 #25

In reply to requests for examples. LAS14 Sep 21 #27

As I replied elsewhere - there are far right conservative comedians Arazi Sep 21 #30

Sympathize with what position? Keepthesoulalive Sep 21 #31

It isn't a position, I don't think mr715 Sep 21 #35

Back in the day of Carson, Paar and Leno, the late night... LAS14 Sep 22 #39

Personally, I don't like Leno. mr715 Sep 22 #42

There's an old saying that I grew up with... haele Sep 22 #44

I didn't think this thread could get more embarrassing Prairie Gates Sep 21 #36

Really ? this is the example you have that you think deserves JI7 Sep 21 #37

Most of us see the rw pov only too well. Sneederbunk Sep 21 #32

And/or have MAGAt family who love bringing up RW bullshit every chance they get 🤬 Arazi Sep 21 #33

People who play that cultist blame game usonian Sep 21 #34

That was tried mercuryblues Sep 22 #40

Genocide Johnny2X2X Sep 22 #41

That's a ridiculous generalization. Just ridiculous. nt LAS14 Sep 22 #45