Re: Tragedy and Humor

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lcrocker@calweb.com)
Date: Thu Dec 26 1996 - 22:03:40 MST


> > EY> I see the Holocaust as a horrendous tragedy, and if someone
> > EY> smaller than me made a joke about it, I'd punch his lights out.
> >
> > That attitude is far more likely to lead to violence and hatred
> > than a spoof like _Springtime for Hitler_.
>
> Given my already stated position, I'm gonna surprise you all by saying
> that humor would be OK, so long as you are poking fun at the TRUTH. What
> I have a real problem with is those who would deny history.

Agreed! Denying or evading reality in any form is the original sin of
rational minds.



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