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They’ve finally gone there: South Park lets rip at Benjamin Netanyahu (www.theguardian.com)

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No matter how hot the political temperature, Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s show can be counted on to go for the jugular. And with Brendan Carr in a mountain of poo and Israel’s PM in its sights, the latest episode doesn’t pull any punches

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[–] Red_October@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

They didn’t “go” anywhere. That was probably the weakest episode I’ve ever seen. I figured at least Matt Stone would have stronger feelings than milquetoast, play it safe, completely uninformed, liberal bullshit like:

“Netanyahu is the only thing responsible for all of this.”

“The conflict is centuries old.”

“Jewish people, especially in the U.S., are the real victims here.”

The suffering of the Palestinian people wasn’t even mentioned outside of one “Thousands of people are dying!” line. I don’t know where this estimation came from, but the numbers are a fuckload higher than that. I know south park is a satire show that’s never been groundbreaking if you’re informed, but compare this to how fucking edgy and gung-ho they were about drawing Mohammad. They made it a massive fucking deal. I’ve been lifelong fans of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Cannibal the Musical is one of my favorite movies.

This has made me lose all respect for them. Two years straight of a live streamed genocide but the real problem is children in the U.S. gambling.