Jacob Christensen

Now let me get this straight: The Social Democrats are formally demanding the continued production of satire on national tv channel DR2? Politiken is writing editorials on the subject?

Never mind the effects of the financial crisis, the housing bubble and job losses: Here, politicians and media join in a united front.

Now what did Kurt Tucholsky write? Ah yes:

Der Satiriker ist ein gekränkter Idealist: er will die Welt gut haben, sie ist schlecht, und nun rennt er gegen das Schlechte an.

I do suspect, however, that Tucholsky had another kind of satire in mind.