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This is the most unfiltered article I've read from The Atlantic... by the time I finished the second paragraph I had to re-read the title to understand how I got here.

Edit: To be clear, this has been revealed as satire, its just so close to reality one could be forgiven for confusing the two.

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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I honestly can't tell if this opinion piece is genuine or just satire because of how much it jumps the fucking shark "I have Fissures in my Rectum that wouldn't be there if I was treated by an American doctor unlike my doctor Hussein from Mexico."

And I feel like the title of novelist is being used very loosely.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I went back and forth on this exact thought and thats why I shared it. I kept thinking "surely this is The Onion"?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's a satire piece meant to highlight the absurdity of conservative positions despite how they are presented matter-of-fact in the mainstream. Would love a non paywalled linked to read it all.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Man, I will be amazed if this is in fact a really well played troll that got the media to take him seriously and interview him for an article and he just stayed in character...

    Then again, after all the things we've seen from MAGA, I can still see this being serious.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I like the part where he voted for Trump five times.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    This might be the funniest thing I’ve ever read. This shit has me in tears lmao

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Fuck it, upvoted. This douchecunt draws more from trump’s base than Harris’. Fuck the republican traitor filth.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    No thanks. No more dynasties. No more Bushs, Clintons, or Kennedys.

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    Narrator - "There isn't one."

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Are we still talking about his case of brain worms? That case?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    NOPE. Fuck you.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    "being placed in a sanitarium."

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  • [+] [B] -8 points 2 years ago

    Atlantic - News Source Context (Click to view Full Report)Information for Atlantic:

    MBFC: Left-Center - Credibility: High - Factual Reporting: High - United States of America
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