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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Just another immigrant looking for a handout."
From my Facebook feed. It's not what you would imagine from the thread title.
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"Just another immigrant looking for a handout." (Original Post)
Different Drummer
Jun 2018
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Ohiogal
(32,196 posts)1. That makes no sense at at all.
Demovictory9
(32,498 posts)2. meaning the opposite.
Different Drummer
(7,681 posts)3. The point of the Facebook post was...
Last edited Sun Jun 3, 2018, 12:29 PM - Edit history (1)
that some people tend to think of immigrants as looking for handouts. However, the guy who owns the restaurant and has a job obviously does not.
"the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect."-Definition of irony
Edit: To correct a spelling error in the Reply Title.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)4. Do they believe that is so unusual that it must be mentioned? Someone needs to get out more...
JI7
(89,289 posts)5. no, it's a response to Trump and his shitty supporters who are saying that about immigrants