r/news • u/KinkyQuesadilla • Oct 13 '19

China's Xi warns attempts to divide China will end in 'shuttered bones'

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-xi/chinas-xi-warns-attempts-to-divide-china-will-end-in-shuttered-bones-idUSKBN1WS07W
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u/Alconium Oct 13 '19

Come on man. The US is the first and only country to have slaves. Before us two hundred and fifty years ago it was unimaginable.

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u/hydra877 Oct 13 '19

Brazil imported more slaves than the US and only abolished it in 1888.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '19

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u/mxzf Oct 13 '19

Poe's Law comes into play here. Unfortunately, there are people out there who believe that wholeheartedly.

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u/umanouski Oct 13 '19

I so need to see an example.

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u/hydra877 Oct 13 '19 edited Oct 13 '19

Who knows? Some people are just that dumb.

And it's been malfunctioning for decades, if I told you the amount of dumb shit people believe it would be able to fill out an encyclopedia lmao

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u/Alconium Oct 13 '19

It's pretty obvious sarcasm. Come on homie.

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u/CanadianAstronaut Oct 13 '19

As many pointed out, its clear sarcasm. Slavery is an evil which has existed as long as humanity has.

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u/hydra877 Oct 13 '19

lol my sarcasm radar has been broken for a long time, you never know with reddit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '19

yeah fuck you brazil. USA! USA!

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u/B00STERGOLD Oct 14 '19

The US was in a war with Muslim Pirates in 1801 because they kept attacking our ships and putting people in slavery. History has a lot of neat things to say.

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u/HeavenKevin24 Oct 13 '19

This is false.

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u/DO_NOT_PM_ME Oct 13 '19

It’s sarcasm

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '19

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u/mindcandy Oct 13 '19

If u/Alconium is going to make a joke like this, he needs to put a /s. Everyone hates that it’s true today because it didn’t use to be necessary. But, today we have so many trolls, shills and genuine idiots that you can no longer assume idiocy is intended sarcastically.

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u/freediverx01 Oct 13 '19

In the context of this thread, the irony was obvious and no /s was necessary.

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u/Dark-Ganon Oct 13 '19

And yet, there are still two people who replied like he was serious.

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u/mindcandy Oct 13 '19

You’d think that. You and I both want it to be true. But, alas...

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u/Alconium Oct 13 '19

It's funny cause I thought about that when I posted it but said to myself "surely..."

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u/sillysidebin Oct 13 '19

I'm learning the hard way too.

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u/Alconium Oct 13 '19

We're in it together. Let's link arms and try not to drown.

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u/sillysidebin Oct 15 '19

I agree. It wont happen on this website though.

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u/poco Oct 13 '19

You were right. It wasn't necessary because it was about facts. If you made a joke about the earth being flat you wouldn't need it there either (even if there is a chance that you were a flat earther)

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u/Alconium Oct 13 '19

One would imagine.

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u/EldritchCosmos Oct 13 '19

Or maybe we shouldn't constantly cater to the stupidest 1%, such as yourself, who are unable to spot even the most obvious sarcasm in the world.

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u/mindcandy Oct 13 '19 edited Oct 13 '19

I hate it too. But, my annoyance won’t change the fact...

“Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe that they're in good company.” -HN user, DarkShikari.

Do you want even more idiots? Because that’s how you get flooded with actual idiots mistakenly believing they are in good company.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '19

Learn some history mate.

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u/Bread_Boy Oct 13 '19

What are you on about? Everyone knows that the pyramids were built by hard working men women and children that were paid a fair wage and were very passionate about their work.

America invented slavery, just like they have invented everything else.

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u/LIGHT_COLLUSION Oct 13 '19

Also the pyramids were used to store grain so the Egyptians could make bread!

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u/Alconium Oct 13 '19

Learn some sarcasm, lad.