Category: Satirists

It’s generally not a very good thing to do, but if you hate a person, and can’t say things to him openly, then sarcasm helps you hit the bull’s eye without getting you in trouble. It’s more appropriate to be sarcastic when, someone wants say something to a politician because being explicit can be very controversial. Political Satire has been a great way to get people’s message to politicians with a touch of humor. It doesn’t go harsh on anyone, nobody feels offended, and everything is done in a lighter way. There are a lot of mediums through which this mild, humoristic criticism can be sent on. Mostly TVs and Newspapers are the main, but Internet also has shown a lot of potential. Following are some websites where you can find Political Satire.

Theonion.com

it is basically a mocking newspaper where you can read national, International and communal news. Plus you can see political satire quite often in form of cartoon pictures or articles.

Thedailymash.co.uk

From that ‘.uk’ in the end you must have guessed that it is a British website. In this domain you can find humoroussections on news, sports, politics, and etc. The site quite popular for its satire too.

Fakingnews.firstpost.com

This is an Indian website, which is particularly focused on articles. They can be on any topic like politics, society, technology and etc. Political articles contain a lot of good quality satire.

Newsthump.com

Just like the previous site that was dedicated to articles, this British website is no different. Here you can find tongue-in-cheek articles about politics, health, environment and etc.

Therisingswabi.com

This Japanese site is home to satire intended for Japanese politics. It delivers intelligences on topicslike  Japanese society, world affairs and etc. plus you also get to read about technology and stuff.

Thedailyrash.com

A popular mockery news magazine, which include news parody, political parody, celebrity humor and etc. This magazine website is solely dedicated to political satire. If you ever feel reading some, this is the place.

Dailysquib.co.uk

Again a British website, with so many satire sites, I suppose British people are quite sarcastic. Dailysquib.co.uk is a mocking newspaper offering comedy, political satire, opinion news and etc. It’s more like a complete satire package.

Humortimes.com

This is the hub of world’s funniest news and political humor. It also features the premium in journalistic cartoons, humor columns and fake news.

Theineptowl.com

This is a weekly magazine of the brighter side of present events using satire, parody  and humor. That means you’re supposed to laugh and take none of it seriously.

To cut the story short, Internet has a huge impact on our lives and on our society too. In this age of time, it’s easy to change the way people think, the online world is quite different from reality. Political satire makes a common laugh and sometimes politicians too. In these difficult and harsh times, this political humor has been a source of smile to many people.

The world has produced some of the best political satirists through ages. These political satirists had a great impact on the society within which they lived. The works of these satirists are still read today and their works are considered as classics. There are many such popular personalities that can be named in this article, however if we have to choose the six greatest ones then the following names have to be mentioned.

Matt Stone

Matt Stone is a famous actor of America and is also known for his animation and writing skills. He is known for co-creating the show South Park. South Park is an animated show that involves some serious political satire. Matt Stone has written several wonderful books and has also been part of some super hit movies. In terms of Political satire, his greatest contribution has been South Park. The show has a huge following and has been a super hit.

Orwell

The real name of George Orwell was Eric Arthur Blair. He was born on 25^th of June, 1903 and died on 21^st of January, 1950. George Orwell was basically a critic, English novelist, essayist and journalist. Most of his works contain awareness related to social injustice, lucid prose, promotion of democratic socialism and criticism on Totalitarianism.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce was born on 24^th of June, 1842 and died on circa 1914. He was an American story writer, satirist, Editorialist and Journalist. His famous contribution was a satirical Lexicon by the name of “The Devil’s Dictionary”. He is famous for his Motto “Nothing Matters” and his critical view on human nature.

Voltaire

Voltaire was a famous French writer, philosopher and historian. He is known for his bitter critique on the Catholic Church and was a preacher of secularism. He openly supported religious freedom and freedom of speech. He was born on 21^st of November 1964 and died on the 30^th of May 1778.

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan swift is known for his book Gulliver’s Travels. He was born on the 30^th of November 1667 and died on 19^th of October 1745. He belonged to Ireland and spent his entire life in the country. Apart from Gulliver, he has authored many other famous works as well such as A Tale of a Tub, a Modest Proposal and An Argument against abolishing Christianity. He was an expert in satires and was a master in both Juvenalian as well as Horatian styles.

Erasmus

Erasmus was born on 28^th of October 1466 and died on 12^th of July 1536. He belonged to Netherlands and is often listed among the classical scholars which the world has produced. He was a religiously committed person and he was the man who was behind the Greek and Latin writings of the New Testament. He is considered as the main force behind the European renaissance.

These were some of Greatest Political Satirists which the world has produced. The works of these satirists can still be read today and a lot of popular books have been written on their personalities.