‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens : theonion

[–] corsicanguppy 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

2 each month? Sometimes its 7 or 8 in a DAY.

Ah. SCHOOL SHOOTING.

Sorry. Carry on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Repeal the 2nd

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[–] Steak 4 points 2 months ago

OH THE HUMANITY!!!

Anyway back to our regularly scheduled programming.

[+] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[+] [email protected] -19 points 2 months ago (7 children)

How is this satire?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The satire is the fact that The Onion has a "form letter" for school shootings. The just change the names and numbers, but otherwise the article is exactly the same.

The satire is that this highlights the gruesome regularity that school shootings occur in America.

BTW satire is not always supposed to be funny. In my opinion the best satire is not funny.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Thankyou. When I asked the question, I was not aware that The Onion repeatedly posted this and it was too realistic for the Onion's usual take on things.

I also agree that satire doesn't need to be funny.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's so real, it's wrapped around to becoming ironic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I don't know!

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