Ken
O’Brien
Satire: the
use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's
stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and
other topical issues
Hoax:
something intended to deceive or defraud
As a way of educating my obviously ignorant (and perhaps deceitful) detractors regarding the recent issue I have raised regarding the activities of
Town Councilor Kristen Auclair, I reprint an article written by Matt Rock on
Newsvine on May 27, 2014.
Satire is not meant to be a "hoax" (an open letter to the team at IFL Science)
As
some of you may know, I used to be a frequent writer here at Newsvine, probably
best known for writing political satire.
That satire was deemed good enough for someone to hire me and steal me
away in 2011. If you don't know who I
am, well, now you do. And with that
introduction out of the way, let's get to the content at hand.
