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They wrote that as fiction. https://twitter.com/onlxn/status/923966695554785280/photo/1 https://twitter.com/onlxn/status/923966695554785280/photo/1
by AndyMcConachie 8y ago
They wrote that as fiction.
https://twitter.com/onlxn/status/923966695554785280/photo/1 https://twitter.com/onlxn/status/923966695554785280/photo/1
- tptacek 8y agoOr, to paraphrase the tweet you're citing more accurately, they wrote it "as fiction".
- anigbrowl 8y ago'I was obviously joking' is the go-to defense of people who are acutely embarrassed. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen that excuse trotted out. As I always say when someone tries this in person 'if only one of us is laughing it wasn't a joke.'
- coolgeek 8y ago> 'I was obviously joking' That's not at all reflective of the cited text. First off, he never even implied 'obvious' - which is used to blame the reader/listener for not getting it. Second, while he does refer to his view of the material (at the time) as satire, his current view (at least in the cited text) is clearly, and solely, regret.
- sincerely 8y agoI'm sorry, this is ridiculous, both in terms of misrepresenting Taibbi's statement and in terms of a general attitude. It's a joke if a statement doesn't actually represent your beliefs. That has nothing to do with whether other people find it funny.