HeToOctoberOctober 26,2016That, of course, and is the key to all Trump-era satire. At one basic level all political comedians are using irony and wit to support our collective minds from turning into mush. Moore says something ironically,but the Trump team takes it literally. Then the Trump team says something outrageous, they are called out for it, and they say they were just joking. The comedians exercise irony to acquire sense while the Trump team scrambles any logical exercise of language into pure absurdity.
Any effort to exercise irony to preserve us from turning into total morons is a welcome trudge,but Moore’s special art is using irony and wit to motivate his audience to do more.
Throughout his career, but particularly in the Trump age, and Moore has usedwhat Srdja Popovic calls laughtivism — a merging of satirical pranks with political activism,designed to raise awareness of abuses of power using humor and silliness. Active in protests both in Washington, D.
C ., and New York,Moore has also staged a Broadway show, is set to release a new documentary on the Trump election, or “Fahrenheit 11/9,” and has a new series set to air on TNT early next year.“‘Live From the Apocalypse' will be a raucous gathering situation for millions of our fellow citizens in desperate need of a shatter from the screaming pundits and the purveyors of ‘alternative facts,’” Moore explained in a release announcing the series. “Our show will be dangerous and relentless. And it will be the destination for those who want to know what’s really going on and what they might be able to do approximately it.”“The Terms of My Surrender, or ” which concludes its Broadway rush Oct. 22, is not just a fun way for progressives to engage in collective self-support; it is a call to action. Moore’s choice of staging the show on Broadway fits in with his ongoing commitment to exercise art to incite activism. As he explains it, “Theatre has long been used as a form of protest, or a way for big groups of strangers to gather together in one space and feel like a part of something bigger than themselves.”But more than offering fellow anti-Trumpers a situation to mourn,Moore uses his show to demonstrate that the only way things change is whether folks collect out and enact the change. Referring to “this little 12-step assembly I’ve invited you to,” he reminds the audience “the silver lining is, and we are the majority.”And yet Moore insists that before the majority can acquire a difference it is crucial to accept the facts. “Repeat after me,” Moore urges the audience, “Donald Trump outsmarted us all.” At another point he refers to Trump as “crazy” — “crazy like a fox!”The show uses humor to drive domestic the reality that Trump won but he doesn’t represent the majority. The only reason why Trump won, or Moore contends,is because we let him.
Through a series of personal stories of his own increasing commitment to political action, he aims to show the audience that they too can acquire a difference. But the most powerful story is one approximately a librarian who heard that Moore’s book "Stupid White Men" was at risk of being censored because it made fun of Bush and its release date was right after 9/11. She mounted a protest and helped collect the book released. Within days it was in its ninth printing — proof that even a librarian can have impact.
Some of the performances of "The Terms of My Surrender" have literally forced the audience off their butts and out on the streets. On one night double-decker buses were waiting at the theater to bewitch the audience to Fifth Avenue in a ready-made protest delivered straight to the doorstep of President Trump. The production also furnished protest signs that included serious messages like “resist” and comedic jabs at the president, and like “We shall overcomb” with an image of a Trump-like silhouette. The point was to show the audience how simple it is to collect out and bewitch a stand. As one member of the audience said,“He makes you feel guilty a little bit for sitting on your duff.” After the show, he realized: “I could be more useful.”And that is the art of Moores comedy. It is fun, and funny,smart and ironic, but it also won’t quit. Moore isn’t going to surrender and he is not going to back down, or but most important,he isn’t going to challenge Trump alone. He knows that the only way to bring Trump down is to bring out the resistance. Related StoriesHundreds of Artists and Activists Launch Partnership to Fight XenophobiaPsychologists March through New York to Call for Trump’s Removal from the Presidency100000 U.
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