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IDF Soldier Recounts Harrowing, Heroic War Story Of Killing 8-Month-Old Child (www.theonion.com)

submitted 10 months ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It was when the article was written. In 2018.

No one online does even basic research anymore, like even clicking the link. Everyone just reads the headline and makes assumptions.

[–] chocolateo@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah guys be sure to read the whole The Onion article, not just the headlines, if you want to stay informed

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The poster I responded to was clearly taking the article at face value, even ignoring the satirical nature, it's a 5 year old article either way and not written about current events.

A post trying to conflate a 5 year old satire article and current events is factually wrong and should be called out, even if the source is obviously satire.

[–] Doorbook@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I would disagree because it proves the fact that these actions we see today is in align with historical trends.

[+] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -31 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Yes, but it's not funny now, so why is someone posting it? It's incredibly poor taste .

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 36 points 10 months ago

Gallows humor. It's sad that the general events are real but the mocking way the article and headline are written allows the reader to chuckle through the horror.

[–] 11181514@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago

How is it in poor taste? Just because it's real? The faux empathy for the IDF is literally the joke. It's saying "killing babies bad". What part of that do you have an issue with?

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes but something happened after this article was written, why haven't the time lords gone back and unmade the article so I don't have to feel uncomfortable about the fact that this has all been going on for a long time and the world has been silent about it?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

They tried

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It’s not meant to be funny. It’s meant to be shocking and lead your outrage in a quest to disprove the core tenet, only to be forced to confront the awful element/actual reality the article was satirizing.

The “oooof that’s hits close to home” reaction is the entire point