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Brilliant satire!! “fascionable,” indeed 😂

You are deploying the strategy of paradox beautifully:

https://emsrul.substack.com/p/the-use-of-paradox-waking-up-the

https://emsrul.substack.com/p/the-use-of-paradox-waking-up-the-c31

Can’t wait to hear the response (ha ;-)

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Superb! So many highlights - Warnie, the Italian 'fascionable' reference.

What we are really seeing here with Woolie's vaxx mandate is a marketing gimmick (shop with us - we are 'Covid Safe') which tries to honour a commercial imperative (to make money hand over fist by attracting the neurotic customers still terrified of the virus) without turning away the Untermencsh through a vaxx passport. So, the employees are the fall guy who suffer whilst the board rubs its greedy hands with glee. Ah, the beauties of Covid capitalism.

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Mar 5, 2022Liked by Unbekoming

What a masterful use of sarcasm, Mr Mubongi.

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Mar 5, 2022Liked by Unbekoming

I was horrified and mesmerised by the laying out naked of the mass formation thought forms. Thank you for poking the bear!

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Mar 5, 2022·edited Mar 5, 2022Liked by Unbekoming

I must say, I was a little confused and unsure about a serious letter of complaint being sent in sarcasm mode, and wasn’t even sure you had actually sent this, until reading the comments. I’m quite black and white in my thinking, and sarcasm just flies right over the top of my head most of the time - but that’s me, and I realise it is a very popular mode of communication these days, and even a few years ago in our household, it seemed to be the dominant mode of often times very confusing communication, which only I seemed to struggle with.

However, after reading through to the end, I do see the cleverness in this letter, and when read with the switch to usual working of my mind, I do hope it has the intended effect on whoever ends up reading it.

In any case, I enjoy reading ALL your posts, and must ‘catch up’ on a few today...😊

P.s. I intend not to shop at either Coles or Woolworths again, and am currently relying on IGA to not follow suit, although I only read yesterday that a store has now mandated for their staff. At least they are more independent, I think... And, Coles had emailed me to ask why they hadn’t seen me in their stores for so long - I gave my feedback for whatever it was worth.

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Utterly brilliant. Too clever. 😂 Well done!

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Mar 5, 2022Liked by Unbekoming

What was the email address you sent it to? I would like to give him another jab....

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Nov 15, 2022Liked by Unbekoming

Bloody brilliant.

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Sep 6, 2022Liked by Unbekoming

Epic.

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