I have seen comments to the effect, "don't make fun of the madman, we are fighting evil. " No, no, laugh!
"It turns out high spirits and humor are essential to combating autocracy. Adam Gallagher and Anthony Navone wrote that humor “disrupts dominant discourses and challenges power ‘by disrupting the language and symbols used by those in power to represent reality in a particular way and providing alternative interpretations of that reality." - Wapo
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Moreover, “Authoritarian leaders and regimes rely on projections of unshakable power; using fear to maintain control,” the authors wrote. “No wonder they hate jokes.” (Not coincidentally, Trump has said he hates being laughed at.) - Wapo
@gemswinc Authoritarians are insecure, weak, gutless, spineless, and cowardly. Dictating is easy and lazy. Governing and leading is hard. The weak and insecure always take the easy way out.