David Wynn
2008-06-20 17:39:30
@Joanna re: Daily Show:
I agree that the crowd follows, to their detriment, Stewart’s opinion to the all too closely. However, I’d argue that’s not because they set out to get there, but because they were forced there to due factors outside of the show. After all, you don’t blame alleys for the creation of crime. It’s just where people who don’t follow the law go. Likewise, Stewart pointing nearly solely to absurdities that don’t require a coherent worldview for legitimacy is just where those people end up.
At least, that’s what I think.
