▲ 1624 ▼ Bernie Sanders unveils 32-hour workweek bill with no loss in pay for workers (thehill.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 320 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I felt like "/s" gives the "joke" away so I opted not to have it and have people actually think critically, especially since the statement is false. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Do you think the joke matched the comment it was replying to, which was about calling your house representative? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's what a wealthy conservative business owner might say upon reading the first sentence of your comment, I think it fits. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s what a wealthy conservative business owner might say upon reading the first sentence of your comment, I think it fits. Fair enough, and that's the answer I was looking for. The majority of the comment was about contacting your house representative, but you're right, it could match the first sentence, I guess. I kind of wished they would have quoted that first sentence as part of their reply with the joke, to save me some time in replying. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's a cynical statement, lighten up permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) lighten up Not a matter of lightening up, its a matter of trying to understand, as it seems like such a non sequitur. Is it really so hard to believe that somebody would want to know why somebody replied to them in such a perceived strange and unrelated sort of way? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Do you think the joke matched the comment it was replying to, which was about calling your house representative? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's what a wealthy conservative business owner might say upon reading the first sentence of your comment, I think it fits. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s what a wealthy conservative business owner might say upon reading the first sentence of your comment, I think it fits. Fair enough, and that's the answer I was looking for. The majority of the comment was about contacting your house representative, but you're right, it could match the first sentence, I guess. I kind of wished they would have quoted that first sentence as part of their reply with the joke, to save me some time in replying. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's a cynical statement, lighten up permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) lighten up Not a matter of lightening up, its a matter of trying to understand, as it seems like such a non sequitur. Is it really so hard to believe that somebody would want to know why somebody replied to them in such a perceived strange and unrelated sort of way? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's what a wealthy conservative business owner might say upon reading the first sentence of your comment, I think it fits. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s what a wealthy conservative business owner might say upon reading the first sentence of your comment, I think it fits. Fair enough, and that's the answer I was looking for. The majority of the comment was about contacting your house representative, but you're right, it could match the first sentence, I guess. I kind of wished they would have quoted that first sentence as part of their reply with the joke, to save me some time in replying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It’s what a wealthy conservative business owner might say upon reading the first sentence of your comment, I think it fits. Fair enough, and that's the answer I was looking for. The majority of the comment was about contacting your house representative, but you're right, it could match the first sentence, I guess. I kind of wished they would have quoted that first sentence as part of their reply with the joke, to save me some time in replying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's a cynical statement, lighten up permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) lighten up Not a matter of lightening up, its a matter of trying to understand, as it seems like such a non sequitur. Is it really so hard to believe that somebody would want to know why somebody replied to them in such a perceived strange and unrelated sort of way? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) lighten up Not a matter of lightening up, its a matter of trying to understand, as it seems like such a non sequitur. Is it really so hard to believe that somebody would want to know why somebody replied to them in such a perceived strange and unrelated sort of way? permalink fedilink source parent