UK uses Covert Propaganda to stop Muslims joining ISIS

[Rival]

That’s a load of rhetorical manure that doesn’t bode well for your ability to rationally assess anything in this area.

You do realise he is being sarcastic, right?

 

[HonestJoe]

You do realise he is being sarcastic, right?

No, because there was absolutely nothing in the OP to suggest any attempt at sarcasm. Either way, it wasn’t a constructive opening for the thread.

 

[Rival]

No, because there was absolutely nothing in the OP to suggest any attempt at sarcasm. Either way, it wasn’t a constructive opening for the thread.

Sarcasm doesn't need to be suggested. Americans just don't get it

 

[HonestJoe]

Sarcasm doesn't need to be suggested. Americans just don't get it

True, but I’m British.

 

[Laika]

That’s a load of rhetorical manure that doesn’t bode well for your ability to rationally assess anything in this area.

@Rival 's right that it's sarcasm (and I toned the OP down significantly from what I originally had in mind). When I wrote the OP It seemed self-evident that this was a distrubing entry of the state into trying to control people's thoughts, but it seems many people are comfortable with it- which is admittedly unexpected.

 

[HonestJoe]

@Rival 's right that it's sarcasm (and I toned the OP down significantly from what I originally had in mind).

Toning it down was probably a mistake because as written it’s pretty much exactly what a disturbing number of people appear to actually believe and it isn’t a million miles away from your opinion of the actual policy you were commenting on. That’s why the sarcasm didn’t come across.

When I wrote the OP It seemed self-evident that this was a distrubing entry of the state into trying to control people's thoughts, but it seems many people are comfortable with it- which is admittedly unexpected.

I’d suggest that discouraging people from engaging in terrorism, in the Middle East or here, would be a good thing. It isn’t possible to control peoples thoughts, only provide the information those thoughts are based on and there doesn’t seem to be anything here to suggest the information being presented by the government organisations was inappropriate. There were some valid questions raised regarding some of the methodology and secrecy but no obvious answers on how to achieve the same ends without them.

 

[Underhill]

Sarcasm doesn't need to be suggested. Americans just don't get it

Sure we do. It's that sweetener in our fizzy drinks right?

 

[Rival]

Sure we do. It's that sweetener in our fizzy drinks right?

No, that's irony.

 

[Underhill]

No, that's irony.

It's actually saccharin.

I haven't dealt with irony since I quit wearing contacts.