I should've spelled it out, but I used politician for a couple reasons. One of the reasons is that whether a reasonable person would think that was actually true is no longer relevant.
Look at the batpoop behavior of some very prominent politicians -- you can't distinguish that from parody. And look at the level of critical thinking we're seeing, with huge numbers of people believing things we think a reasonable person would consider improbable or seek confirmation.
In this environment, I assert that the defense of "a reasonable person would realize this is parody" is no longer true.
Look at the batpoop behavior of some very prominent politicians -- you can't distinguish that from parody. And look at the level of critical thinking we're seeing, with huge numbers of people believing things we think a reasonable person would consider improbable or seek confirmation.
In this environment, I assert that the defense of "a reasonable person would realize this is parody" is no longer true.