Great article, I hadn't really thought about how much Colbert, Stewart, et al. ignore the institutional problems of our society. But really, False dichotomy much? Liberals and conservatives aren't the only 2 things you can satirize.The successful social satirist must show a) how the average liberal is latently selfish and hypocritical, or b) how the average conservative fails to comprehend how trapped he is by the same system he supports.
True. But they are also the only groups upon whom you can hope to affect(effect?) Change through satire. A moderate usually doesn't have enough logical fallacies in their philosophy to make them worth ridicule. Or rather, such ridicule comes across as bland and definitely has little to no entertainment value.Liberals and conservatives aren't the only 2 things you can satirize.
