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In reply to the discussion: Mississippi lawmaker introduces 'Contraception Begins at Erection Act' [View all]malthaussen
(17,932 posts)Is the "tiny minority with any self-awareness" greater or lesser, in your opinion, than the majority who are irony-challenged and will probably see this as a genuine proposal? Is it greater or lesser, in your opinion, than the percentage who will actually applaud it and think it is a good idea?
I think Dean Swift might find himself somewhat befuddled (well, actually not, given what kind of a person Dean Swift was) to find that his satire is taken as a sober proposal rather than a modest one. This is, IMO, one of the problems we have on the dissenting side of the aisle. Tactics which we think are brilliant and witty fall into an empty echo chamber. It may be good for the ego, but as to being productive of results, it's a null program. IMO, of course.
Ultimately, to answer Joseph Welch's question, no, they have no shame and no sense of decency. And any such satire as this bill is absolutely reliant on them having some shred of shame and decency.
-- Mal
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