Understanding 2 effects of parody will help you understand Trumpisms huckster ‘prophets’

Daniel Heck
2 min readDec 14, 2020
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Parody packs a double punch, especially when it passes for the real thing. Especially these days, I don’t think we can understand parody without understanding both intentional and unintentional self-parody.

1. Parody Powerfully Discourages Parodied Behavior

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Daniel Heck

Community Organizer. Enemy Lover. I pastor and practice serious, loving and fun discourse. (Yes, still just practicing.)