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MineralMan

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46. Not going to happen.

Fri Aug 31, 2018, 11:50 AM

Aug 2018

Everyone can see the links in such posts. Further, others also contribute satirical posts here. Satire is not just humor. It is a legitimate commentary on politics or other topics.

You may not like it. You might not recognize it as satire. However, you are also not in charge of the rules at DU. Sorry.

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Ok. So if you insist on posting Onion without a notice [View all] flamin lib Aug 2018 OP

That's not how satire works. (n/t) Iggo Aug 2018 #1

Agreed thanks .. Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #2

or at least put "Onion" in the title steventh Aug 2018 #3

Political satire is political. Keep it in gd. unblock Aug 2018 #4

I agree, annoying. Label is as satire in GD. Nt USALiberal Aug 2018 #5

If you label it as satire it ceases to be satire. Iggo Aug 2018 #18

How sad is it that people need to have that explained? nt Codeine Aug 2018 #36

I just block anyone who posts satire without a notice 4now Aug 2018 #6

Or Cooking and Baking Iterate Aug 2018 #7

Good idea! True Dough Aug 2018 #53

Sure, C&B is always funny and delicious, but Humor isn't funny Iterate Aug 2018 #63

It can be hard to tell if Onion is satire or not sometimes Freddie Aug 2018 #8

+1. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2018 #30

Satire is an important aspect of political debate Gothmog Aug 2018 #9

Swift would have been excoriated if he'd posted on DU. Demit Aug 2018 #13

Maybe with a pint or two of Guiness True Dough Aug 2018 #54

+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #38

agree handmade34 Aug 2018 #10

No thanks. Hope everyone keeps posting it wherever. N/t FSogol Aug 2018 #11

Exactly...thread policing is so annoying.. HipChick Aug 2018 #15

I chew right through that leash, and run rampant around the yard and then jump the fence Miles Archer Aug 2018 #43

I hear ya...I'm anti RTFM person... HipChick Aug 2018 #44

Don't Onion links MontanaMama Aug 2018 #12

What is far more annoying is when people word their thread titles to be clickbait. Demit Aug 2018 #14

Amen oberliner Aug 2018 #16

Breaking Big: How Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Became a Warrior for Women OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #21

breaking big is the name of the tv show at the link. Mosby Aug 2018 #27

Oh. OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #31

Celebrating Democratic Party heroes is definitely what DU should be about oberliner Aug 2018 #35

I despise that. And usually there will already be umpteen other "breaking" threads. Tipperary Aug 2018 #23

I have to ask Sherman A1 Aug 2018 #17

I like wondering if a headline is real or satire. CrispyQ Aug 2018 #19

not unlike the OP here . . . I have been wondering if it is satire . . if it isn't, it should be DrDan Aug 2018 #60

Realizing it's satire is half the fun NotASurfer Aug 2018 #20

Doing satire in today's world is not easy Gothmog Aug 2018 #24

The link normally clues me in. Nt NCTraveler Aug 2018 #22

Hmm... Docreed2003 Aug 2018 #25

This post is satirical...I will take your suggestion under advisement Cirque du So-What Aug 2018 #26

Labeler!!! Iggo Aug 2018 #55

What if you read the headline, opened the OP to take a read, but before reading, scrolled down DonViejo Aug 2018 #28

Why that might take up to six seconds of valuable personal time Zorro Aug 2018 #29

And cause unnecessary wear and tear on your mouse dalton99a Aug 2018 #32

And expend .00000001 calories unnecessarily to click the mouse button Zorro Aug 2018 #33

Someone's moving in very slowwwwwwwwwwwwwww motion if it takes six seconds to accomplish DonViejo Aug 2018 #34

What brought this on? mcar Aug 2018 #37

I refuse to EVER label satire. It ruins it. phleshdef Aug 2018 #39

Why is this being negotiated? PDittie Aug 2018 #40

It would certainly help the slow and dull avoid confusion. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #41

My opinion is that nothing should be posted in GD. LuckyCharms Aug 2018 #42

I wish you hadn't included the sarcasm tag at the end True Dough Aug 2018 #56

I demand o know if this post is a Poe or not! Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2018 #45

LOL...nice one. Iggo Aug 2018 #57

Not going to happen. MineralMan Aug 2018 #46

Satire or not, it's smart to check the source for anything posted. Good critical literacy practice. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2018 #47

Hah! Excellent satire! hunter Aug 2018 #48

FFS... really?! demmiblue Aug 2018 #49

But general is general... lame54 Aug 2018 #50

I didn't find this post funny at all underpants Aug 2018 #51

Satire is much more than humor. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #52

Figuring out whether something is satire or not lets me know my brain still works! Tribalceltic Aug 2018 #58

good heavens . . . sad DrDan Aug 2018 #59

Are you kidding? I can't tell. n/t Captain Stern Aug 2018 #61

Agree! secondwind Aug 2018 #62