Not really tbh

That’s a funny turn of events

I mean sometimes I’ve seen people doing that, in real life since you’re reacting with other people. Most of the time not. Some think of it as a bit gauche. I just don’t think it’s a sensible requirement for saying a joke, especially when it’s online.

You’re actually sitting in your room, writing a joke to post on Lemmy and you’ll actually laugh at your own joke? That’s hilarious, I can imagine it

Do you generally laugh at your own jokes you post online? lol

I did laugh at the other joke

It was going alright but this is second time today that I’ve seen someone take an obvious joke seriously on greentext of all places. So you can imagine that it’s ruined beyond repair now

Hello newfriend

What do you think needed math…? It’s just my first reaction to how high the $500,000 seemed that she talked about. I really don’t get it. Maybe there’s some American political shitflinging going on that I don’t know about since this has got a load of people upset without any reason that I can figure out.

It’s amazing that you still don’t get what’s happening.

Sounds a bit, idk… Gay

No, I live in Finland

I don’t know if you get that I’m reacting to what she said. Saying she isn’t worth “even” half a million sounded a lot to me since I didn’t realize the average was so high in the US. It sounded high for saying you’re not worth “even” that. Idk if you get what I mean.

But really you’re getting bent out of shape over something very unnecessary. I suggest calming down.

Who said it does? You’re confusing me here

Uhm, it’s her own damn words (from the article):

You are completely making things up. I am not even worth $1 million. Or a half million. I am one of the lowest net worth members of Congress, trade no individual stock, and take no outside income. These filings are public. I loathe corruption, and your lying is reprehensible.

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1887197530573717552

She specifically decided to say “less than half million” which sounded a lot to me.

Man Americans are worth a shitload on average

she is worth less than $500,000

That sounds like a lot of money still, but I’d imagine public figures can easily leverage that to wealth so makes sense

Trade war it is

Who would win this hypothetical war

I’m sorry but where in my reply did you get those ideas?

“Recruits”? The concern isn’t people joining something, it’s them agreeing with the message. Less obvious approach already works just fine (probably even better than direct approach) all over the world in selling the message and the hate, so if you think this mandatory year of jail will have much of an effect on that, I have a few other “tough on crime” approaches to sell to you. Might even declare War on Hate in style of War on Drugs.

As usual, people want tough and immediate measures, forgetting about a longer term approach and working to tackle the causes of why this messaging sells so well.

I’m not sure why you think being less obvious is just as effective as being overt.

Oh I don’t think it’s just as effective. It’s not as effective, it’s even more so since it’s easier to get people to agree if you start small and then drop hints slowly. Obvious approach will just drive people away. You don’t start with "sieg heil kill all the untermensch ", you start with something small, saying how foreigners are stealing your jobs or making the housing market suck. Then you can guide them in the direction you want without ever saying it. And shit like that is almost impossible to go after in any sensible way, without a risk of punishing people on very questionable grounds.