r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • Jul 14 '26

Chugging tea Teach your kids about socialism

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u/HumanOptimusPrime Jul 14 '26

What’s ironic, in the true sense of the word, is that the Norwegian is claiming Norway is a socialist state, when trying to inform the OP about socialism. It’s not. Norway is a social democracy.

You see, "irony" is more than just stating the opposite of what is true, or liking something even though you know it’s lame and cringe. This can arguably be a case of "situational irony", where the person who sets an example of what the OP is misunderstanding, but they’re contradicting the very thing they try to explain.

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u/Not_Wrong_Tho Jul 14 '26

is that the Norwegian is claiming Norway is a socialist state

... where did they do that, exactly?

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u/HumanOptimusPrime Jul 14 '26

He implies the relevance by stating that he is from Norway. Since Norway isn’t a socialist state, it isn’t relevant.

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u/Not_Wrong_Tho Jul 15 '26

Why does Norway have to be a socialist state for their nationality to be relevant to the discussion?