Peter Link@lemmy.ml to politics · 3 days agoBruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1344arrow-down1external-linkBruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'www.npr.orgPeter Link@lemmy.ml to politics · 3 days agomessage-square33linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarechiliedogglinkfedilinkarrow-up24·3 days agoHave you listened to the lyrics of “Born in the USA?”
minus-squarelennybirdlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoRight that’s like saying Bob Dylan - Hurricane is about ocean weather phenomena lol.
minus-squaredaanniilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·3 days agoYes. I should have clarified what I meant. The song "this is America " childish Gambino is also about how great America is.
minus-squareHypnotoad_@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days 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-squaredaanniilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 days 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-up2·1 day agoYou must be super good at sarcasm since everyone is getting all of your hilarious jokes so quickly.
minus-squaredaanniilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day 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.
Have you listened to the lyrics of “Born in the USA?”
Right that’s like saying Bob Dylan - Hurricane is about ocean weather phenomena lol.
Yes. I should have clarified what I meant. The song "this is America " childish Gambino is also about how great America is.
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.