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I enjoyed it, but I agree with pretty much everything she said, so no surprise there. It was more direct and explicit than usual, so interesting from that point of view.
I don't think he's truly a racist
You're wrong about this - he absolutely is, in words, policies, actions and the insults he slings about.
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Why does it have to be a roast?
It's traditional at the correspondent's dinner, iirc.
As standalone comedy - it was meh.
It's different with the context of the setting and audience.
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It was easy har har humour for people already wanting to laugh. Witless IMHO. Why does it have to be a roast? Colbert's crew does a better job day in day out. I think it could have been a lot more incisive.
My feeling increasingly with Trump is that criticism of him should focus more on the fact that he's simply an empty vessel. His base seems to like him most of all because he's a 'fuck you' to the left and polite society. The more abrasive he is the more exhilarating that is for them. However, in reality it's clear to see that he has no principles at all and says whatever he thinks will woo his audience, whoever they are.
There's no point reacting with outrage and constantly pointing out that he's a racist and a misogynist etc, it gives him too much credit as a real person capable of conviction in a way. I can't imagine him thinking about anything other than himself for long enough to form a viewpoint. I have no doubt that he considers brown people undesirable but I don't think he's truly a racist. He'll just shit on whatever vulnerable group he needs to to get ahead. He is profoundly pathetic.
The trouble of course is that while he's distracting everyone, the really mendacious ideological Republicans are quietly getting away with murder.