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GliderGuider

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14. OK. I find it hard to distinguish callous dismissal from irony on the net.

Reply to CreekDog (Reply #13)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 07:35 AM

Oct 2015

I tend to assume statements like that are ironic, because nobody in their right mind could tell ocean-dependent coastal nations to just stop eating fish. But I guess I also assume that most people are in their right minds, which isn't supported by the facts either.

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I'm arguing with her dismissive attitude towards the problem CreekDog Oct 2015 #13

OK. I find it hard to distinguish callous dismissal from irony on the net. GliderGuider Oct 2015 #14

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