Comedian Pokes Fun At “Conservative Logic” By “Defending” 30 Of The Most Evil Villains
Comedy is one of those few things that seems like it will never hit the bottom of the barrel. As long as the world continues to spin, people will continue to come up with ways to keep everyone entertained through laughter.
Take Greg Larsen, for instance. The award-winning actor, writer, director, and comedian went to Twitter asking people to share names of those who are universally agreed to be evil. You know, people like genocidal dictators, serial killers, and just plain baddies, whether real or fictional.
This way, he challenged himself to defend them and their actions using “conservative logic.” And the internet delivered, bringing in nearly 80,000 likes and over 18,000 retweets, suggesting some of the seemingly most undefendable people (and non-humans) in history.
Image credits: gregmlarsen
Bored Panda invites you to read through some of Greg’s best attempts at defending these baddies to the best of his “conservative” ability. And while you’re down there, why not vote and comment on the ones you enjoyed the most!
More Info: Twitter
This post may include affiliate links.
Greg Larsen is an award-winning actor, writer, director, comedian and podcaster from Melbourne, Australia. He’s best known for his work in The Grub Podcast, At Home Alone Together, Get Krack!n, and Tonightly with Tom Ballard.
Back in August of 2020, Greg went to Twitter with a bit of a wild idea—he asked his followers to name the absolute most evil people on the planet—people like genocidal dictators, serial killers, and the like.
The internet was keen to respond immediately after this tweet went live. Now, many were posting actual historical figures, like Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Kim Jong Un, but others spiced it up, suggesting more than just politicians and infamous people in history.
The list quickly grew with the likes of Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones, Immortan Joe from Mad Max, Bowser from the Mario universe, The Borg from Star Trek, and many more.
HELPING THE BRITISH ECONOMY- LMAO WHY IS THIS SOMETHING THEY WOULD ACTUALLY SAY
Yet others took a more comic approach and suggested defending the likes of Mr. Burns from The Simpsons, Wile E. Coyote from Road Runner, and Ursula from The Little Mermaid. There was even one person who put up a picture of Vegemite iSnack 2.0 and asked to defend the marketing guy who invented it.
The thread garnered nearly 80,000 likes with over 18,000 retweets and over 6,000 quote tweets in mere days. If you want, you can check out the whole thread here.
But before you go, why not let us know which defenses you loved the most or what other evil people you would like to see defended in the comment section below!
I feel like I have to post something, because currently there are no comments here
It is indeed the planets fault for not being careful where to float, just like an automobile not looking at the road and crashing into a motorcycle.
Love the fact that the response doesn’t know what inquisition means
This is actually the argument you hear from Manson worshipers and apologists today. Problem is you're still guilty of murder if you have someone else do it for you
He's (or was) actually considered a national hero in Romania if I'm not mistaken, for defending against the Ottoman Empire
Note: this post originally had 52 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I both love and hate how accurate this is, oh my gosh. I swear, 95% of the conservative arguments I see on social media look exactly like this, and generally rely on logical fallacies instead of hard evidence.
It is TERRIFYING how accurate his responses are!
You know you're good when I *know* this is a joke but it's still pissing me off a bit haha
Right? Also (unrelated) I have a challenge to anyone who can accept. Defend VILE.
Oh, easy Carmen. VILE takes teenagers and children, and trains them for a job that is both well-paid and can be quite exciting. I mean, you were so excited to join a crew and start stealing. You still take what VILE taught you and apply it to this very day, except you’re a “misunderstood hero” now. Ridiculous. At least VILE has order and a clear hierarchy. What do you have?
Watch the brain dead start circulating this sarcasm as fact.
Precisely my fear and reason I had to quit reading.
I both love and hate how accurate this is, oh my gosh. I swear, 95% of the conservative arguments I see on social media look exactly like this, and generally rely on logical fallacies instead of hard evidence.
It is TERRIFYING how accurate his responses are!
You know you're good when I *know* this is a joke but it's still pissing me off a bit haha
Right? Also (unrelated) I have a challenge to anyone who can accept. Defend VILE.
Oh, easy Carmen. VILE takes teenagers and children, and trains them for a job that is both well-paid and can be quite exciting. I mean, you were so excited to join a crew and start stealing. You still take what VILE taught you and apply it to this very day, except you’re a “misunderstood hero” now. Ridiculous. At least VILE has order and a clear hierarchy. What do you have?
Watch the brain dead start circulating this sarcasm as fact.
Precisely my fear and reason I had to quit reading.