Is it wrong, within the Quaker tradition, to say the following? Please see the text below.

Is it wrong, within the Quaker tradition, to say the following? Please see the text below.

"Quakers are, like, good. They are the best. They are the very best. They are good people. And I am, like writing like Trump. Also, I am, like, really very smart, believe me. That's why they will never be able to convict me in the impeachment process. Also, serious. I am very serious. I am probably the most serious person. Maybe the most serious person that ever lived."

UPDATE:

One person has responded that sarcasm is something that Quakers typically don't indulge in. My first reaction to that is: "No sarcasm at all? How can one survive corporate environments then?"

Okay, so what would a Quaker do if another person is being extremely insulting over email or text, say, in a professional setting? This is a serious question.

Also, I am hardly saying anything that is all that insulting. I feel like even if Trump read it, he wouldn't be insulted. It is kind of a back-handed compliment any way. Because nobody would say that they were great if they were not at least good. Plus, with this explanation out of the way, how can he feel dehumanized? Jimmy Kimmel mocked the way he said "Yuuuuge" right before Trump spoke to him. This shows that Trump can take a joke. If he ends up feeling so insulted just because somebody said something to mimic his way of talking, then he just needs to grow a thicker skin. If anything, I feel that he should feel re-humanized. Re-, not de-.

SECOND UPDATE: "Ask five Quakers, and you get six opinions." That must show that you Quakers are comfortable with disagreements. Consider this a disagreement, then. The crux of my position is: "How can something be bad if literally no one in the Universe thinks it is bad? Yes, I am even thinking of Voyager 1. A grand total of zero people." That's all. I am not convinced by the evidence presented that Trump himself would feel dehumanized. I mean- "dehumanized"?. Really? If you present more evidence that he would feel "dehumanized", then maybe I would agree. But, so far, nothing said so far seems all that convincing. Okay, so now let us get on to more important matters.

THIRD UPDATE: I think I am getting a sense of why it is so hard to do anything to Trump. In America, you don't have a Parliament where the person concerned would be forced to answer questions on the floor. And you have this -- vast differences of opinion on whether sarcasm and satire are at all permissible in particular contexts/forums. Maybe people can just post their responses on whether they think Trump should be impeached from here onwards. Who cares whether something is right or wrong in terms of exact wording? I don't believe in thought crimes. What i said is what i said. Let us discuss something with more ummm... technical aspects to it.

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