Late night comics are the oligarchy’s court jesters. Always on a self-imposed leash. Without exception.

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Dorothy Lennon

In the past, I’ve written about how late night comedians are the court approved jesters of the oligarchy. When I post my commentary, someone usually asks, “But what about John Oliver? He is usually better.”

No, he’s not. My analysis is applicable to the HBO host. During the 2016 election, he castigated those who dared to venture outside the two corporate parties. When dissecting Green Party nominee Jill Stein’s proposal to cancel all student debt, he compared it to Donald Trump’s proposal to compel Mexico to pay for a border wall. Recently, he defended and omitted information about transgender athletes and puberty blockers for children being peddled by Big Pharma.

The aforementioned are just a few examples of his subservience.

When looking at Oliver and his program you are given the illusion of a knowledgeable man talking to you for a half hour. You forget, Oliver has a staff of writers giving him the proper talking points making sure he doesn’t deviate from the script.
John Oliver is a court approved jester. He dare not tell you to abandon the two corporate parties or create working class movements. If he did, HBO would show him the door.

SO, the reality behind the mask, is this:

And depending how we think about this, he is worse or better than, say, a pathetic suckup like Stephen Colbert.  

Colbert. Selling out has its rewards, of course. Assuming you have principles. to begin with.

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Bill Phadger
This is called "controlled opposition". Classic example.

Dorothy Lennon
Here is Oliver calling for censorship and government intervention on misinformation. https://youtu.be/l5jtFqWq5iU (Oct 11, 2021)

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