tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19736311.post2790881589483800465..comments2023-09-03T07:25:45.078-07:00Comments on Gaffney Journal: Humor - Sarcasm - CynicismGaffneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18293658542211510275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19736311.post-49718943199534932902009-08-26T22:02:46.132-07:002009-08-26T22:02:46.132-07:00Great example, David...
I love SCL. Funny and lo...Great example, David...<br /><br />I love SCL. Funny and loving. What a rare combination, and so needed in these days of increasing nastiness.... Thanks for posting this, Sean.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586155756659065295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19736311.post-83487469731937276782009-08-21T23:23:57.200-07:002009-08-21T23:23:57.200-07:00Palmer uses examples much like that in his book, w...Palmer uses examples much like that in his book, when discussing destructive uses of humor. A good chunk of the Nazi propaganda department's job was coming up with jokes.Gaffneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293658542211510275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19736311.post-70872433555841805772009-08-21T06:11:16.234-07:002009-08-21T06:11:16.234-07:00Count me among the forewarned too.
The Rwanda ge...Count me among the forewarned too. <br /><br />The Rwanda genocide was preceded by months of negative humour on the radio whereby the Tutsi were compared to cockroaches, etc.<br />There were silly songs about stomping cockroaches that even Tutsi kids would sing. The resulting "climate of permission" allowed the horror to begin.David Gouletnoreply@blogger.com