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kentuck

(111,051 posts) Mon Nov 28, 2016, 07:11 PM Nov 2016

Archie Bunker's editorial on gun control.

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Archie Bunker's editorial on gun control. (Original Post) kentuck Nov 2016 OP

Archie Bunker helped to make this country a better place radical noodle Nov 2016 #1

Yep. kentuck Nov 2016 #2

Sadly 90% of the comments don't even know it's satire Blue_Tires Nov 2016 #3

People are making this exact argument today oberliner Nov 2016 #4

These satirical comments are now pretty similar to NRA talking points andym Nov 2016 #5

radical noodle

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1. Archie Bunker helped to make this country a better place

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 07:22 PM

Nov 2016

His views were aired and they seemed so stupid to the audience that it began to get through to people how ridiculous racism and other backward views were. Sometimes I think we need another Archie to stop the country's tilt too far right again. Comedy makes the point better than lecturing.