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[–] [email protected] 3 points 29 minutes ago* (last edited 26 minutes ago)

Isnt this the wrong community? This is not an onion or onion like article... I know Chaser usually does that, but there are no jokes or lies in there really are there? All those quotes have been said/written by someone.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 hours ago

In their defense, the party said its most important action item on the talking points memo was not to trust your eyes or your ears any longer.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 hours ago

Just an FYI, the real meaning of that salute is the statement, "I'm a kunt!"

[–] [email protected] 92 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

I love how certain media call it a Roman Salute in an attempt to defend him.

Like, do they think Hitler just made it up himself?

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

He stole it from the Italians under Mussolini, who basically took it from a painting. There's no evidence the Romans used this salute, so it's always been associated with fascism.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, evidence isn't something these folks are worried about.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

Their feelings don’t care about facts so to say

[–] [email protected] 43 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 6 minutes ago) (1 children)

I for one am absolutely amused that every reputable news source calls it a nazi-style salute, since Elon couldn't even get the salute right, despite his best efforts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

It looks like the halfway point between a Nazi salute and a dab

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

This was the image I was thinking of when I first saw him do the thing

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

It's really not clear that he isn't just pointing at something/acknowledging someone with his thumb and the rest of his fingers violently

[–] [email protected] 4 points 56 minutes ago (1 children)

you really have to write a /s for a lot of these folks to not take everything at face value here it would appear :-/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 45 minutes ago

Subtle sarcasm is really hard for a lot of people who comment in a community focused on satire, ironically.

[–] haulyard 45 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

And when he turned around and pointed violently at the flag in the same style? Does that make it more clear?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago (6 children)

It wasn't completely clear that my comment was pure sarcasm? Seriously?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 minutes ago* (last edited 19 minutes ago) (1 children)

Youre talking to people whose country elected trump. Even the bright ones aren't too bright.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 minutes ago

I mean, you're not wrong.

[–] Maggoty 38 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That's been the conservative line all day. Repeating a partisan lie word for word is not sarcasm.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Nobody conservative was defending this by saying he was pointing his thumb and the rest of his fingers violently at someone

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I've found online that /s is almost always needed. May take a bit from the joke but also, clarifies for everyone that you are not actually being an asshole when you can't visibly roll your eyes and use the proper "sarcasm inflection"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I've found that people who can't detect obvious sarcasm are probably not worth the effort of explaining it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Fair. I've spent most my life working with the neurodivergent community, so even IRL I know some very intelligent people need a bit of help with implied meaning. I know I've had my fair share of "woosh" moments

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Likewise. I appreciate your service

[–] VubDapple 12 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Actually no. Maybe include /s or something?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Who "points their thumb" at someone "violently"? What reality is this

[–] VubDapple 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Assuming you're operating in good faith, just take the feedback and try to learn from it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Lol. This is a community about satire, right?

[–] Jerkface 3 points 3 hours ago

It was abundantly clear to me. Cheers, buddy!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Lmao sorry you're getting downvoted dude. How anyone took this comment, in this community, seriously... is beyond me!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

He's obviously grabbing his love from his heart and throwing it out to all of his supporters. I don't know how else you could possibly interpret this.

[–] TheLowestStone 5 points 3 hours ago

Now that comment felt sarcastic enough to me to need the /s. I'm still betting someone will take it seriously.

[–] Soup 3 points 2 hours ago

Oh wow, that’s even worse than I had guessed. He looks…well exactly like himself, which is to say an over-grown child who thinks being hated for being a nazi is “being a rebel”.

Incredible.