Maggoty comments on Don't go red!

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think if it had been placed in America it would have been better received. People don't expect to have a serious conversation about critical reading skills in a meme community. They're used to one liners and moving on.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

But placing it in America ruins the joke. The whole point is that it was absolutely nothing like that.

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Well there needs to be a better way to communicate the message then because it got lost in the noise.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Maybe. I just plan to be over here in the corner weeping at the death of satire.

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago*

Lmao, if A Modest Proposal was published today we would all be breathlessly talking about those Republican cannibals.

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[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

You won't be able to save people who are unable to draw parallels between a hypothetical and a real situation, even when they are given a dozen hints.

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Eh. Normally I would agree with you but these hints require a lot of known context.

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