Did the Onion ever do much with politics that was funny other than Diamond Joe?
Generally their best stuff used to be the slice of life “I know that asshole/that asshole is me” stories
I do think "No Way To Prevent This, Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" was pretty good. And some of the political-ish Onion News Network stuff was fun.
Like for many things, I think Trump winning was the thing that finally broke the onion. You could see them edging towards their present dynamic starting around 2014ish but 2016 is where it tips over the edge
I was *at* that rally, and the problem with Jon’s politics is the same problem with using South Park as your political identity—nothing matters than maintaining an ironic sense of superiority over partisans. I think it’s twee and unserious (which is fine as long as you stay in the comedy box)