Isn’t this a textbook example of an argumentum ad hominem?
Comment on "Republicans are Dangerous" - Steve Hofstetter
Hank@kbin.social 10 months ago
I don't care about a political analysis from a fucking comedian.
betheydocrime@lemmy.world 10 months ago
EternalNeophyte@lemmy.nz 10 months ago
Did the facts hurt your feelings?
Hank@kbin.social 10 months ago
I'm a German leftist. However anyone who thinks a comedian posting YouTube shorts is a reasonable source for political insight is a moron.
Chozo@kbin.social 10 months ago
You're right, comedians don't know anything about politics.
By the way, you ever hear that great comedy routine from that one comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Dude's hilarious, but he'll clearly never make it in politics.
Hank@kbin.social 10 months ago
Well he's leading a country and not trying to gain relevance by posting 'republicans say they good but actually they BAD'-style content.
jadegear@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I’m less concerned with who people learn facts from than with the veracity and balance thereof. If it’s not for you, that’s fine, but there are plenty of people with limited interest in politics that would be willing to listen to a topic that their favorite comedian discusses and reconsider their views on that basis. Gatekeeping politics is how morons keep the greater populace ignorant and disengaged.
VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 10 months ago
He’s NOT the source though, just the facilitator.
The source is the statistics he quotes and without checking, I’m pretty sure those are linked in the video description as is common practice.
Hank@kbin.social 10 months ago
So what? It's like pointing out the sky is blue. He got some internet fame a couple of years ago for being good at handling hecklers. This entire video is a pathetic attempt at capitalizing from mindless political outrage and the entire format of the video is nothing more than pandering in the hope that he gets blessed by the algorithm. I don't disagree with the statement, I disagree with the format.
Most comedians are dumb as shit and we should demand higher quality when we consume political content. A ten year old could make this video (with sources).