Peter Link@lemmy.ml to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoBruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1343arrow-down1external-linkBruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'www.npr.orgPeter Link@lemmy.ml to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHypnotoad_@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI feel like you’re either not explaining your understanding well, or being purposely obtuse with this comment. “This is America” is literally about how shitty America is becoming
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 day agoYes. That’s how sarcasm works. You say something like “Isn’t it great how now that trump has arrested all the illegal criminals, the country is so safe for Americans.” But really I’m pointing out how the opposite is true. By saying an intentional obvious lie.
minus-squareHypnotoad_@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 hours agoYou must be super good at sarcasm since everyone is getting all of your hilarious jokes so quickly.
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·14 hours agoVerbal inflection is difficult to portray in written form. I even clarified it. So that’s on other people for not taking 2 seconds to think.
I feel like you’re either not explaining your understanding well, or being purposely obtuse with this comment. “This is America” is literally about how shitty America is becoming
Yes. That’s how sarcasm works.
You say something like
“Isn’t it great how now that trump has arrested all the illegal criminals, the country is so safe for Americans.”
But really I’m pointing out how the opposite is true. By saying an intentional obvious lie.
You must be super good at sarcasm since everyone is getting all of your hilarious jokes so quickly.
Verbal inflection is difficult to portray in written form.
I even clarified it. So that’s on other people for not taking 2 seconds to think.