[sadimgnik]

"As the war dragged on, as we sank from the innocent optimism of the early days to the despair and doubt of three days later...."

War dragged on? Despair and doubt? What planet do these "reporters" come from?

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i·ro·ny
The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.

An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.

A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit.




I know that irony is a slippery little sucker ... but why is it that so many people can't seem to recognise it when it bites them on the derriere?

A quick scan of this article shows it is dripping with irony ... so why should it suddenly go 'literal' - and then return to irony?

Hint: it didn't. The "despair and doubt of three days later" was juxtaposed with "the innocent optimism early days".

To quote Foghorn Leghorn, "Its a Joke, I say it's a joke, son!"



Sadim

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You may well be right. But consider the source. I kinda doubt he wrote those comments ironically. Never underestimate the true believer stupidity of your average dumb as a stump liberal reporter.