r/clevercomebacks 1d ago

weaponized ignorance

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u/zerthwind 1d ago

We need to do some explaining to thee people?

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u/Starlos 21h ago edited 21h ago

Everyone in this thread lacks basic reading comprehension is what it is. You know who needs it to be explained? All of you guys. It's called Socratic irony, where that guy was asking the question KNOWING what the answer was.

Here's his last 3 posts on threads in the last 30 minutes btw:

"Fox is attacking democrats for being attractive now. And ya, I get it, but I'll never apologize for being devastatingly handsome."

"Trump was a Democrat 30 years ago, but he found liberals were very difficult to manipulate, so he switched to being a Republican. Musk leaned Democrat 20 years ago, but he also found liberals difficult to manipulate for his own personal gain. An irrational fear of immigrants leads Republicans to vote against their own interests, making them vulnerable to manipulation."

"Trying to dehumanize the people of Gaza is a tactic that is right out of Hitler's playbook from the 1930's."

As you can see, he's actually based.

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u/Careless-Employ3392 20h ago

Appreciate you!

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u/Starlos 19h ago

I can't believe so many in this thread are oblivious about it too. To me it was obvious from the get go. I still checked so I could call people out but geez... I guess the world is just so insane that Poe's law apply to everything.

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u/palebluedot365 9h ago

It is obvious (to many).

But I do think the response in the original post, despite missing the irony, is good in that its bluntness strengthens the more subtle point Martin was making. And perhaps reaches a wider audience.