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The Influenza Of Evil

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There’s a rule in com­edy that says you shouldn’t punch down. It’s okay to make fun of some­one rich and fa­mous, be­cause they’re too busy mo­lest­ing groupies with 100-​dollar bills to no­tice, but if you make a joke at the ex­pense of a home­less per­son, you’re just an ass­hole. That said, we as a so­ci­ety have some­how de­cided on a few ar­bi­trary ex­cep­tions to this rule.

The Influenza Of Evil Slate Star Codex Abridged MD PDF DOC 1599 words The Influenza Of Evil January 13, 2015 I A recent Cracked piece: Five Everyday Groups Society Says It’s Okay To Mock . It begins: There’s a rule in comedy that says you shouldn’t punch down. It’s okay to make fun of someone rich and famous, because they’re too busy molesting groupies with 100-dollar bills to notice, but if you make a joke at the expense of a homeless person, you’re just an asshole. That said, we as a society have somehow decided on a few arbitrary exceptions to this rule. “Somehow decided on a few arbitrary

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