MM 3133 - Jonah Rathburn

     Trevor Noah is a South African Comedian who has strangely enough become a voice of reason and political news for a younger generation of Americans. His takes are often comical in nature and he finds a way to present news, especially news involving politics in a way my brain can absorb it. That would be in the form of jokes that are as irreverent a they are informative. As someone who is generally disinterested in political affairs he certainly adds a spoon full of sugar to the bitter news. With style, humor, and poise he always gets a few chuckles out of me with his sheer candidness. How is it that he came to his current level of success as a comedian and political commentator? Let's take a dive into his history and find out where he started and how it's all worked out in the end.           Noah has always had strong opinions about politics and government in general due to his unusual upbringing. Technically due to apartheid system...

       Let's talk a bit about this election shall we. We have one candidate that's painfully out of touch with anyone who isn't a straight white male and another who can't seem to remember what day it is. I'm sure you can establish who's who in this scenario, with choices like these how is it that we were even able to reach a decision? This year social media was a huge part of it. I counted 34 separate posts by various individuals on my personal Instagram account within one hour three days before the election that had something to do with voting one way or the other. This seems like a high number at first glace but in reality that was just the tip of the iceberg.       Over half of these posts from this time frame were some sort of celebrity endorsement. I follow people from all walks of life so it would make sense that I would see support for both sides. For example a demographic skewing group of young celebrities called the Nelk Boys supports T...