Coincidence often rattles the maraca of causality, giving pause and opportunity to think about hidden meaning and significance. Mere minutes after having my grasp of the mechanics of irony called into question, the internet presented this sterling example for reference:
…Chris Dowd recalls the following incident, as recounted by a U.S. Marine officer in a 2006 letter about his experience in Iraq, published (and authenticated) by Time:
An unidentified farmer in a fairly remote area who, after being asked by Reconnaissance Marines if he had seen any foreign fighters in the area, replied: “Yes, you.”
Oh yeah. That’s what irony looks like. Sometimes it also looks like hypocrisy.
