Fact: Conservatives are not very good at doing funny. Sure, they try. And fail. And if you don’t get the joke, you’re probably just some politically correct overly sensitive something-or-other. Or maybe, just maybe, it is because conservatives are not very good at doing the funny. Exhibit eleventeen trillion for your consideration: Heritage Foundation’s new line of Thanksgiving cards to send to “that really annoying liberal in your life.” Because Thanksgiving is all about being a dick to people, just like the pilgrims were dicks to … okay, never mind, that might actually be sort of correct.
I’ve never really understood why Conservatives on average tend to be severely lacking in the humor department. After all, ideology seems a poor explanation for the collection of joyless, angry drudges that are today’s Conservatives. Perhaps it’s the anger, or their lacks of ideas while simultaneously possessing a world-class ability to kibbutz and ridicule. Or perhaps it’s just smug arrogance combined with a sense of White entitlement. When you have nothing positive to offer, about all you really have in your toolbox is a gift for tearing down and dissembling- not things that easily lend themselves to humor. Being a dick just isn’t funny. Who knew??
A few years ago, Fox News Channel tried to start a Conservative alternative to The Daily Show, which went nowhere in a hurry because…well, because Conservatives and humor seem to go together like tomato sauce and chocolate ice cream. The Heritage Foundation is a perfect example. You’d think their Thanksgiving cards would be something close to genuinely heartfelt wishes for a safe and happy holiday. Of course, EVERYTHING is political in Washington, DC, these days- even Thanksgiving cards. The cheap attempts at humor only serve to illustrate the fact that Conservatives have nothing of substance to offer. What they do have is a willingness to ridicule any idea emanating from the Left.
Sorry, y’all; if you were trying to prove yourself to be smug, arrogant, self-entitled dicks, well…congratulations. You’ve removed any lingering doubt about your willingness to contribute anything positive. If you’ll stoop to politically-motivated Thanksgiving cards, you’ve pretty much demonstrated yourself to be devoid of most anything resembling humanity.
Here’s a news flash: Not everything has to be political.
Memo to Conservatives: Nice going; you’ve proven yourself to be anything but funny. Smug arrogance just doesn’t make for good humor, knowhutimean?? Perhaps you should get back to doing what you do well: ridiculing and tearing down ideas and legitimate efforts to make America a better place.