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Comment by seanhunter

2 years ago

As the classical saying goes "Those whom the gods love die young".

Tom Lehrer retired when Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize, because he said satire was dead at that point[1].

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/jul/31/artsfeatures...

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