Adams is definitely a modern satirist. And he is one in a time when edgy humor is absolutely radioactive. He has his FU money, though, and is obviously somewhat aspy (again, like me).
As to the survey question, which is the first in their survey, it's literally worded, "It's OK to be white." (agree, disagree, not sure, etc).
Those of us here are "with it" enough to realize that this incantation was born from a 4chan op (presumably meant to help uptight people look stupid). But, the survey respondents would generally be unaware of that context.
Rasmussen itself was pretty fearless in going there. Not fearless enough to add, "It's OK to be black.". But still, props given.
Adams is smart enough to know that this would be the end of Dilbert distribution in mainstream newspapers.
What's his motivation? Not sure. But puncturing the current bubble of awful isn't the worst start.
What would be better? He mentions education. Okay, start with that. What would it take to ensure that every child in America got an excellent education? Hell, even what would it take to ensure that every _black_ child in America got an excellent education? Everything we're doing right now is awful and counterproductive. We need to reset and follow the guidance of those who could plausibly improve the situation. That's not the cancel crowd.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/06/19/scott_ada...!
Tl;dr: Trump should moderate “both sides” because it would be entertaining.
One thing that's become obvious to me in recent years is that it's important to go to the source material if you really want to know what's going on. Media summaries (not to mention the Twitterati) are often misleading or incomplete.
Why are people here trying to give this guy a way out with satire? His comics are satire, but someone who has the audacity to stir the pot over this kind of shit clearly has little regard for the difficult topics in question
Sounds to me like he's unhinged and pulling a Kanye
Dilbert’s popularity has been slowly fading and with it Scott was becoming irrelevant and approaching retirement age.
He made a very slightly pro Trump comment on his blog, and then Trump’s rabid followers jumped in the forum and heaped praise on him, more than he’s seen in likely a decade.
Rinse, repeat a few times and the adoration of his new fanbase propelled him to be a Trump champion.
With Trumpism thankfully fading, he’s angry and bitter that he’s losing his influence.
In my view, much of the GOP-voting American population (and others) changed during Trump's campaign and presidency. Early in the campaign, Republican voters generally didn't like him, but by the election, and then as his time in office progressed, GOP voters became rabid Trump fans, even if they generally despised him before.
Trump keeps the GOP in line through fear. Either the entire party follows his tune, or next election he splits it in half and they get slaughtered by the Democrats, or even possibly some independents. That would be the end of the GOP.
Disclaimer: this is the opinion of a foreigner who just takes a casual interest in American politics, because when the US sneezes, we catch a cold.
No, that's not at all what I'm referring to. I'm talking about the American voters, not the politicians. The voters themselves became a bunch of rabid Trump followers, even when they weren't at the beginning of the campaign.
Does he though? Where are examples of him trolling the right? It seems to me his trolling is in one direction consistently. As they say, you're still a goat fucker whether you really want to fuck the goats or you're just trolling.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jan/26/scott-adam...
Would be more fun if Polifact included a section if dead people feel worse than alive people.
Scott Adams literally spent an hour+ on his podcast talking about how he made the wrong choice in taking the vaccine because he was afraid of the effects in 5 years. That's him telling me he's afraid, not me saying he's wrong because he's afraid. His whole point is that the best position to be in is to have immunity from covid and to not be afraid of the effects of the vaccine. If Adams wants to let us in on his thinking process beyond his fears, he should probably let us know on his podcast. Until then I can only go off the arguments he makes.
But he doesn't have my money. I quit buying Dilbert calendars and compilations years before Adams became edgy, because he started treating the Pointy Haired Boss sympathetically. By catering to his new class (multimillionairs), he lost the humor in the strip.
Anyways I would not recommend white peoples systemically distance themselves from black people on the grounds of a casual poll of dubious accuracy which indicates at most mildly racist attitudes towards a group there is obviously a lot of history especially when one can manipulate polling answers in various ways and especially because I think virtually all racial groups have some level of racism. We don’t have to believe that nobody is racist to believe that we should try and be inclusive of other racial groups.
That's a bold position to take, I'm glad you have the courage to not be racist.
You know when you hear gay for the first time and find it weird and perhaps dirty, realizing that it isn't and that it doesn't concern me either.
Or traveling and understanding the world better.