Hogan Hayes
2007-11-02 01:29:00
Satire (n): A work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.
Were people offended when Swift suggested we eat Irish newborns? I hope so, but he had a point to make – a point that was difficult to address directly because it was so divisive. And he felt the need to be blunt.
Now we have a divisive election coming up, with people unable to address the context that gives the issues meaning because we are afraid to offend.
Satire is called for.
