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Well yeah, because of the active genocide against white Afrikaners.
Conversely, there's nothing of interest going on in Afghanistan and the US has no obligations to any sympathizers or collaborators there, so I'm not sure why we're letting 3 people flood our country.
Edit: this is sarcasm. Can't believe I need to say it.
People can't tell it's sarcasm because every day we encounter people who would say exactly these stupid things in earnest.
The fact that most of the link is coming from things the president of the United States has said and done? And he still maintains an approval rating around 33%? Yeah, about a third of the US voting population would 100% say things like this without sarcasm, because they’re just parroting Dear Leader.
America has a 40% approval rating for Israel's actions in Gaza. That is an astonishing number of people in favor of genocide.
33%? Does that refer to a single poll? Now that Gallup has bent the knee, I follow the aggregated results at https://www.natesilver.net/p/trump-approval-ratings-nate-silver-bulletin , where he is still close to 40%. But I'll take any hopium I can get!
Because these are things that real people say wholeheartedly
Even here there are some who would say it without any sarcasm, so yes, it needs to be said. Or better indicated. Quotes around "active genocide" with the same article link would probably make it more obvious.
I expected it to be sarcasm and still re-read to make sure.
Really? Did I just manage to block all of the actual cons on lemmy? Can you link a couple GOP or MAGA accounts just so I can see where the chuds hang out on the fediverse? I know about maga place but I think there are only like 3 of them over there circlejerking
Just came across one I tagged but hadn't blocked, take a peek at doingthestuff on lemy.lol, you'll find a fan of Charlie Kirk that claims the gas prices from Trumps latest mishap in Iran are somehow lower than they were under Obama.
Ive found a few on lemy.lol, so thats probably a good starting point.
Ah yeah, think I've run across that instance before. That account seems like some kind of libertarian weirdo in denial.
Ive blocked them, so maybe you did too. There's some really hard right to be found at random. Who knows, maybe just trolls.
Strange to link the words “active genocide” to an article that reads,
I can't say for sure, but I think they were being sarcastic on the internet without using /s
I can't believe there are still people that thinks sarcasm can be easily read through text without an indicator.
You do realize many people don't generally read every comment in detail, especially ones they saw as right wing rethoric because of your first sentence? It's not like there is much to gain from reading such a comment properly.
Your first mistake is that the first sentence was too convincing, making any hints later that isn't a literal sarcasm indicator completely useless to a lot of people. A joke is all about the delivery, and a good comedian adjusts their delivery to their audience. By the way you react to people, I can tell you have trouble with both of those.
That sounds like a them problem. Really. If they can't read a comment that freaking short before jumping ship then don't interact with it at all.
It's a different user. I'm a third different user. Maybe read the whole thing before criticizing so strongly??
It is, but the same people that refuses to use the sarcasm indicator are the same ones that complains when people miss their sarcasm. I always say there is a non-zero chance people will miss the tone when reading text, so don't complain when people do when you refuse to use the sarcasm indicator. If you're gonna complain about it, it is now a your problem, as well.
You're right. I should have gone back to the original comment and read the username before replying. I'm surprised how many different people are reacting so defensively for a joke comment they didn't make.
The /s indicator is standard for a reason. All these jokers giving you crap act like they've never heard of Poes law.
So you are also saying we needed to stop the genocide in Gaza as welll then?
You really aren't following news, are you?
EDIT: For the other oblivious downvoters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan
There are still some minor incidents (scroll down to violations), but generally the war is over.