They are raising a false equivalence; they want you to think that their billboard is in the same class as satire or parody; when in fact they are trying to push an agenda.

The billboards in question are definitely not parody; they are not a humorous commentary on the original and they are not primarily entertainment.

They could be classed as satire; but barely, they are designed to be critical of the Greens policy, but they they don't actually do the job of effective criticism. They are not lampooning the policy and asking the audience to come to their own conclusion; they are clearly asking the audience to think what they want them to think. I would argue that they are also not satire, in that they are not art; satire is an artistic style, and these billboards are not an artistic expression.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't they use the same image and style as the billboards they used during the last election? You could make an argument that they are parodying the actual green party billboards.

I don't know how strong that argument would be though.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 weeks ago

It is pretty weak.

If you were going to do something like that. You would have to assume that they have been using the same design for decades. You would be making a parody of their design skills, it wouldn't really be satire.

E.g. have the same style, with text like "our policies are progressive, but out style is conservative"

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 weeks ago

It doesn't matter. Law doesn't matter. Ethics don't matter. Morals don't matter.

What matters is that the billboards are up, the media covered it, it spread on social media and half the country now believes the greens will abolish the police if they are in government.

It's hilarious watching people pretend these people care about anything other than hurting the greens and labour. They will break any law and cross any line to do it.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 weeks ago

They will say it's satire. The NACT voters will believe they are only saying that to get away with it and hurt the left.