Israel slams UN chief for saying Hamas attack ‘did not happen in a vacuum,’ calls for his resignationFive@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.world – 554 points – 9 months agopolitico.eu187Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent comment Context is anti semitic It's sarcasm the way I'm reading it, i.e. he is saying the the UN chief is providing context and that is being deemed as antisemitic, which it's not. The Israeli ambassador is conflating the state with the entire set of Jewish people, which as you said is itself antisemitic I think you're both on the same pageOh! Guess I'm the idiot with a malfunctioning sarcasm detector then! My bad! (That wasn't sarcasm btw, in case there's any doubt)Looks like you fell victim to Poe's law
Context is anti semitic It's sarcasm the way I'm reading it, i.e. he is saying the the UN chief is providing context and that is being deemed as antisemitic, which it's not. The Israeli ambassador is conflating the state with the entire set of Jewish people, which as you said is itself antisemitic I think you're both on the same pageOh! Guess I'm the idiot with a malfunctioning sarcasm detector then! My bad! (That wasn't sarcasm btw, in case there's any doubt)Looks like you fell victim to Poe's law
Oh! Guess I'm the idiot with a malfunctioning sarcasm detector then! My bad! (That wasn't sarcasm btw, in case there's any doubt)Looks like you fell victim to Poe's law
It's sarcasm the way I'm reading it, i.e. he is saying the the UN chief is providing context and that is being deemed as antisemitic, which it's not.
The Israeli ambassador is conflating the state with the entire set of Jewish people, which as you said is itself antisemitic
I think you're both on the same page
Oh! Guess I'm the idiot with a malfunctioning sarcasm detector then! My bad!
(That wasn't sarcasm btw, in case there's any doubt)
Looks like you fell victim to Poe's law