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The audiences like to think that satire is doing something. But, in fact, it is mostly to leave themselves satisfied. Satisfied rather than angry, which is what they should be.

Tom Lehrer
Thinking, Facts, Satire
"Stop clapping, this is serious". Sydney Morning Herald interview, www.smh.com.au. March 1, 2003.
The audiences like to think that satire is doing something. But, in fact, it is mostly to leave themselves satisfied. Satisfied rather than angry, which is what they should be.