Re: [Marxism] Jon Stewart versus CNBC

[Debordagoria <phantasmagorias@xxxxxxxxx>]

I could of course have made the exact same point without refering to the loaded 
concept of the postmodern, but it was very apropos (socio-political discourse 
as comedy/entertainment/commercial television show). It also had the advantage 
of giving Mark the opportunity to display his "Marxist" bona fides by firing 
off a knee-jerk reaction to the term.
Michael D.

"I don't associate Jon Stewart with postmodernism.  I've seen hours and
hours of him on television and I've never once seen him with his head
up his own ass."
ML

--- On Fri, 3/13/09, Debordagoria <phantasmagorias@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dan wrote:
> "If Stewart ever did question capitalism, you can bet he
> wouldn't last much longer no matter what his ratings were."
> 
> I don't believe that. The whole comedic nature of the
> show--its postmodern ironic tone, if you will--blunts the
> impact of whatever social criticism it offers. If he started
> ending some of his bits by saying "That's capitalism for
> you!" what difference would it make?
> 
> Michael D.
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