THE DELIGHTS OF IRONY...
The above illustration, well, illustrates what I mean. And there are countless examples of really delightful irony. Some while ago I showed a photo of a direction sign pointing the way to `HIDDEN BEACH.` Another was the road sign in Essex directing traffic to `SECRET NUCLEAR BUNKER.`
But the prize for this week`s unforced error must surely go to His Holiness Pope Francis. Yesterday, he described fake news as being `evil` and accused peddlers of disinformation of employing `snake tactics`similar to Satan who, when disguised as a serpent, tempted Eve to eat fruit from the forbidden tree.
"This was the strategy employed by the `crafty serpent` in the Book of Genesis and who, at the dawn of humanity, created the first fake news," said Pope Francis - the first discourse of any pope on the topic. "Fake news had a damaging, serpentine allure," he went on, calling it "that sly and dangerous form of seduction that worms its way into the heart with false and alluring arguments."
Nice one, Frank. But I just wonder whether the delicious irony of the head of an organisation - one that thrives on myths involving serpents, forbidden fruit and forceful temptation - complaining about fake news, has struck home. At least here in chez Snoppeur it has been duly recognised.
But the prize for this week`s unforced error must surely go to His Holiness Pope Francis. Yesterday, he described fake news as being `evil` and accused peddlers of disinformation of employing `snake tactics`similar to Satan who, when disguised as a serpent, tempted Eve to eat fruit from the forbidden tree.
"This was the strategy employed by the `crafty serpent` in the Book of Genesis and who, at the dawn of humanity, created the first fake news," said Pope Francis - the first discourse of any pope on the topic. "Fake news had a damaging, serpentine allure," he went on, calling it "that sly and dangerous form of seduction that worms its way into the heart with false and alluring arguments."
Nice one, Frank. But I just wonder whether the delicious irony of the head of an organisation - one that thrives on myths involving serpents, forbidden fruit and forceful temptation - complaining about fake news, has struck home. At least here in chez Snoppeur it has been duly recognised.
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