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    But hey folk, remember to not criticize the us military and national guard for doing this. They are Just Following Orders and doing otherwise could lead to actual consequences for them!


    And on a more personal/selfish note: This… puts a bit of a wrench into my plans to visit some friends out in Chicago at the end of the month…

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      Letting them continue to do this with no resistance leads to actual consequences for all of us. I don’t know what the right answer here is, but it’s certainly not to sit idly by and watch it happen.

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      If you’re being sarcastic it isn’t clear. “Just following orders” is never an excuse. The Nazis tried to use that one.

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        3 days ago

        I am trying to say this as politely as possible:

        if that wasn’t clearly sarcasm then you need to desperately work on your reading comprehension.

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          Or maybe, just maybe, everyone communicates differently and sarcasm is hard to portray in written communication. Go eat some and chill a minute. I’ve heard plenty of people say the exact same thing you just said and did not mean it as sarcasm, which makes it even harder to tell.

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            You could just as easily have said, “Hey, I’m having a hard time trying to determine if you’re being sarcastic, could you please clarify?” and then waited for response to decide to include the bit about Nazis in you reply.