Sacha Baron Cohen Pranks American gun rights advocates

[szechuan]

lol
It's really amazing to see that some people really do want Kids to arm themselves in Schools.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/15/enter...iew/index.html
The piece de resistance, though, comes during the closing third, as Cohen masquerades as an Israeli gun enthusiast, convincing gun-rights advocates and Republican politicians to endorse his proposal to train toddlers in the use of firearms.

[Sorshen]

Republicans are so easily duped into embarrassing themselves. Make no mistake, those members of Congressfuckers really thought arming children was ok as long as they benefit from that.

[szechuan]

Republicans are so easily duped into making embarrassing themselves. Make no mistake, those really thought arming children was ok as long as they benefit from that.

Larry Pratt really seems to think that Anti-Gun Advocates have blood on there hands. LOL.

[Deleted]

Someone tell me they're all actors.
please.

[Draco-Onis]

I can't decide which part of this was most cringe worthy the republican congress people advertising for toddlers to have gun or it isn't rape if it's your wife ugh.

[zorkuus]

They're batshit insane.

[Elegiac]

This truly represents the creative and intellectual pinnacle of the Republican party.

If there were ever an argument against democracy, this might just be it.

[Bullettime]

Someone tell me they're all actors.
please.

I wish. Cohen's entire schtick is basically bait these people into interviews and get them to out how batshit insane they really are. Then obviously use editing to make it more comical.

[Pazazu]

Welp, I'm convinced. The GoP and NRA have been right all along. After all, children with elevated levels of Blink 182 are going to be able to react hundreds of times faster to an active shooter situation. It's proven by science.

Edit: Y'all voted for these dipshits, and while it might be edited for comedic enhancement, it just shows that somewhere in those tiny neanderthal brains there's not much cognitive thought going on.

Props though to Gaetz (in this single instance only) for not playing along.

[alexw]

I can't decide which part of this was most cringe worthy the republican congress people advertising for toddlers to have gun or it isn't rape if it's your wife ugh.

The bit I found most repugnant is where the most repugnant republican (they are all repugnant its just a matter of degree), talks about how children armed with guns would make good soldiers because they haven't yet learned right from wrong so could easily be turned into amoral killing machines.

[Only the Best]

I love all the liberals acting like this is some big "gotcha" moment. The gun-rights advocates and Republican politicians wouldn't have said these things on video if Sacha Baron Cohen hadn't pranked them.

[Dontrike]

I love all the liberals acting like this is some big "gotcha" moment. The gun-rights advocates and Republican politicians wouldn't have said these things on video if Sacha Baron Cohen hadn't pranked them.

Or if they didn't have mouths.

[JohnBrown1917]

I love all the liberals acting like this is some big "gotcha" moment. The gun-rights advocates and Republican politicians wouldn't have said these things on video if Sacha Baron Cohen hadn't pranked them.

That is the whole point of the show, how hard did the joke fly over your head?

[Arvei]

I love all the liberals acting like this is some big "gotcha" moment. The gun-rights advocates and Republican politicians wouldn't have said these things on video if Sacha Baron Cohen hadn't pranked them.

Uh-huh. Keep telling yourself that. Did SBC have a gun pointed at their head somewhere that you can identify to us?

[Gelannerai]

That is the whole point of the show, how hard did the joke fly over your head?

It’s a parody account.

[Cthulhu 2020]

I love all the liberals acting like this is some big "gotcha" moment. The gun-rights advocates and Republican politicians wouldn't have said these things on video if Sacha Baron Cohen hadn't pranked them.

I like how your only defense is they only said their deepest darkest thoughts because someone pranked them into admitting it. At least you acknowledge how fucking batshit insane the NRA advocates are.

[Polyxo]

I love all the liberals acting like this is some big "gotcha" moment. The gun-rights advocates and Republican politicians wouldn't have said these things on video if Sacha Baron Cohen hadn't pranked them.

Yeah, it's not a 'gotcha moment' when you willfully tread 50 thousand light years beyond the realm of reasonable.

[PC2]

Very funny. It's obvious that Cohen did a lot of coaching for the camera.

[Felya]

Very funny. It's obvious that Cohen did a lot of coaching for the camera.

It’s more of a trick, that is kind of like leading. If I tell you I’d pass a law for kids 3 years old to own a gun, you are more likely to relate, if you actually believe 4 year olds should be armed. In part leading, in part knowing your audience.

[draynay]

The bit I found most repugnant is where the most repugnant republican (they are all repugnant its just a matter of degree), talks about how children armed with guns would make good soldiers because they haven't yet learned right from wrong so could easily be turned into amoral killing machines.

That was a little too "on the nose".