Why is the New York Times worried about the Babylon bee?
Totalitarians know that humor is a weapon.
Natan Sharansky mentions (in his recent book) that, when he was being interrogated by the KGB, he would look the officers in the eye and tell anti-government jokes. They were not permitted to laugh, and he would taunt them, “You know you think this is hilarious, but you can’t admit it! You’re the slaves, and I’m free!”
I would subscribe to the BB. The NYTs? Never!
Humor is an amazing antidote to brainwashing—and the New York Times is in the brainwashing business.
Variation of old Russian joke—”In America, TV programs you!”
“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Maybe the Bee has a larger circulation?
Because mocking and ridicule are the most powerful weapons against an ideology.