I think it's intent was figurative and ironic. (Reply #4)

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Sun Dec 18, 2011, 09:47 PM

4. I think it's intent was figurative and ironic.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony

Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning dissimulation or feigned ignorance)[1] is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions. There is presently no accepted method for textually indicating irony, though an irony (punctuation) mark has been proposed.

Ironic statements (verbal irony) typically imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning. A situation is often said to be ironic (situational irony) if the actions taken have an effect exactly opposite from what was intended. The discordance of verbal irony may be deliberately created as a means of communication (as in art or rhetoric). Descriptions or depictions of situational ironies, whether in fiction or in non-fiction, serve a communicative function of sharpening or highlighting certain discordant features of reality. Verbal and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth. The ironic form of simile, used in sarcasm, and some forms of litotes emphasize one's meaning by the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth — or drastically and obviously understates a factual connection.

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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
Israel, wake up and smell the coffee [View all]	Violet_Crumble	Dec 2011	OP
That is pretty disgusting	oberliner	Dec 2011	#1
I think it's intent was figurative and ironic.	Crunchy Frog	Dec 2011	#4
Well, I figured it was sarcasm, as I am pretty sure he does not really approve.	bemildred	Dec 2011	#5
Yeah, Mr Levy's been very outspoken in his dislike of the extremist settlers...	Violet_Crumble	Dec 2011	#6
I think he was being sarcastic	LeftishBrit	Dec 2011	#7
Still in very poor taste	oberliner	Dec 2011	#8
I agree nt	King_David	Dec 2011	#9
I'm afraid I think it's your dishonest disingenuity that is shameful	Donald Ian Rankin	Dec 2011	#10
I don't offer to give flowers to those who perpretrate violence	oberliner	Dec 2011	#11
Thanks Violet.	Scurrilous	Dec 2011	#2
Will Israel Declare War on Its Extremists?	Scurrilous	Dec 2011	#3

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