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Re:John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on '... by onion2k on Monday June 06, 2016 @09:55AM (#11846745)
Clearly pandering to the young, left crowd.

John Oliver was on UK television a lot before moving to the US. He was doing the same sort of material back then - left-leaning, political, and insightful. He isn't pandering. He (and his team) is broadcasting what he actually believes.

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Re:John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on '... by Alphasite_ on Monday June 06, 2016 @10:05AM (#11846822)
The US is a lot more right in many regards than the UK, so it likely co Es across as more extreme there.
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Re:John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on '... by atomi on Monday June 06, 2016 @01:30PM (#11848525)
The US is not more conservative. Our conservatives are just louder. The right has lost on every major social issue since roe v wade, including gay marriage, marijauna legalization, and universal healthcare. And now they're being attacked on gun rights. The largest problem the right has is mass delusion.
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