Forty-three years ago this Monday, millions of Americans gathered around their television sets for a simple pleasure that seems almost revolutionary today: actually funny late-night comedy that brought the country together instead of tearing it apart.
Johnny Carson's Tonight Show represented something the radical left has systematically destroyed – entertainment that could make Americans smile without pushing divisive political propaganda down their throats. Back then, comedians told jokes instead of delivering woke sermons disguised as punchlines.
Compare that golden age of American entertainment to the pathetic state of late-night TV today, where supposed "comedians" like Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Fallon spend their time spewing anti-Trump hatred and pushing every fashionable leftist cause instead of actually entertaining their dwindling audiences.
When Comedy Wasn't a Weapon Against Half of America
Carson understood something today's entertainment elite refuse to acknowledge: Americans tune in to be entertained, not lectured by Hollywood elites who hate traditional American values. His toilet paper jokes and Oscar commentary brought families together around the TV set – imagine that concept in today's divided media landscape.
"Johnny Carson gave his opening monologue that made everyone at least smile, not cringe," perfectly captures what we've lost to the woke mob's takeover of entertainment.
This nostalgia isn't just about missing good comedy – it's about recognizing how the left weaponized entertainment to divide Americans. Every late-night show became another propaganda outlet pushing the same tired narratives: orange man bad, conservatives evil, traditional values outdated.
But here's the beautiful irony: while these woke comedians spent years attacking Trump and his supporters, Trump just won a decisive victory and returned to the White House stronger than ever. Americans rejected not just the political establishment, but the entertainment establishment that propped it up.
As President Trump begins draining the swamp in his second term, maybe it's time for a cultural revival too. Americans are hungry for entertainment that celebrates rather than condemns our values – and smart entrepreneurs will fill that void.
The question is: will Hollywood learn from their crushing defeat, or will they double down on the very woke ideology that's destroying their industry and driving audiences away?