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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If we're talking the one by Dr. Johnathan Swift, about selling poor people babies and kids for food, then I absolutely agree. I just found and read it on Gutenberg and it was a little disturbing, in an interesting but absolutely messed up way.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago

Peak satire

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 10 points 3 days ago

That's the one! It was an honors English class & the topic for the week was satire. The teacher had print copies of The Onion that were being passed around the class and I was cracking up the whole time.