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Christopher Booker: slayer of sacred cows - spiked. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
Booker had an instinctive suspicion of groupthink. His articles and books meticulously punctured our collective delusions. He enjoyed satirising those who think they know best but simply echo received wisdom.
Recently, Booker and I were trying to figure out why there is so much comedy being made today that considers itself to be satirical, but isn’t funny. ‘It’s groupthink’, he told me. ‘How can you parody a viewpoint when you share it and actively promote it?… If everyone thinks the same, you can’t see the alternative.’
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