Believe me, I understand satire.
And satire is very difficult to pull off. Even MORE so when you've got a political agenda to further with it. Often it turns into sarcasm and contempt.
Look at satire TV shows. How many effectively can satirize political views they agree with? How many _effectively_ satirize opposing points? I find that usually the latter is almost impossible.
It isn't supposed to be 'accurate'. It didn't (yet) happen.
Satire has to be "close enough" for the impression to be close to correct. Dana Carvey. His take on George Bush.... it was close enough that you knew who he was going after, and it was funny. Ross Perot - he did to the degree that people I know who saw SNL's "ad" for the presidental campaign *thought that was Ross Perot*.
That's satire.
(as to statistics of any kind about guns, from the NRA - I look on them precisely as I look on statistics of any kind about computers, from Microsoft)
Then that's your failing, and it means that you're not satirizing, not really. I know you do. In fact, these numbers aren't even FROM the NRA, but you presume that and therefore are justified with your sarcasm and contempt (Not satire).
The AMA's ongoing record of non-self-regulation was looked into by YAN gruntled or anti-gruntled or dis-gruntled OUTRAGED gun owner - rilly upset that some people just fucking despise his pet toy - yes: *his* lovely toy.
Get fucking over it, Ashton.
You didn't bother to read the original link. This was a CALL for *outlawing* guns, passing more legislation, as a "medical epidemic" based on statistics OUT OF CONTEXT. I realise that you buy into this paradise where if there weren't guns, there wouldn't be crime, but guess what? It Ain't So.
This was the *HEAD* of the AMA - using his position to lobby for outlawing gun ownership. In other words, using his position for a political point.
And when you put the numbers into context, he doesn't HAVE a case.
As pointed out, doctor malpractice is FAR more dangerous than guns - something he should be worried about, IN HIS POSITION.
(I also suppose that Drs who treat gun victims daily *WOULD* bloody well HATE GUNS - if they are both sane AND Doctors too.)
The doctors I know don't hate the guns, any more than they hate the cars that mangle people.
Unlike you, they usually quite successfully put matters into a context. (And aside from that, several that I know carry concealed weapons to prevent criminals from attempting to take from them the fruits of their hard labor - or abortion opponents from making a case with violence.)
From the article: "Americans use guns to defend themselves 2.4 million times a year, according to the Gun Owners Foundation," he said. "So Corlin's anti-gun agenda could harm -- or even kill -- 2.4 million innocent Americans every year. That's medical malpractice on a grand scale."
Again, putting things in context.
For you - the GOA is completely unaffilated with the NRA. They're completely and purely a lobbying group. (The NRA isn't).
So 'satire' by making fun of somebody else... isn't. satirzing the democrats by making fun of what happened at the republican convention... No, that's not satire. So stop explaining it to ME and start thinking about what you're doing.
Oh, and it was the Libertarians pointing this out.
Not the NRA.
Addison
