Although I agree that satire or mockery is not inappropriate or wrong, as a generality, I also think that, in today’s climate, it’s more likely to miss the target than not. I think one is more likely to communicate a point by stating it clearly, in the most concrete possible terms, without flourishes, figures of speech, or hedges.
We’ve reached the point where reality is far more absurd than anything we can imagine as satire - that’s why satire or humor articles have to be flagged in big red letters, or people think it’s fact.
You mean people are so stooopid they cannot tell when sarcasm is being used?????
“I also think that, in today’s climate, it’s more likely to miss the target than not.”
In today’s climate, it’s hard to figure out what is satire:
a) The U.S. President gives the Queen of England an I-pod as a gift.
b) The U.S. President fires the CEO (President?) of General Motors.
c) The Vice President of the United States of America, in discussing the Healthcare Nationalization Plan says “This is a BIIGG F’ing deal”.