Rule 2 also calls on civility, which I think is important here, because your comment (in context) comes off as a troll looking to start something.

I probably would have removed it too, but would have explained why it was inappropriate (in several ways).

because your comment (in context) comes off as a troll looking to start something

Why though? Because of slightly humorous wording? And how context matters? Or do you mean that posting anything critical of the left (even if it is also critical of the right for the same reasons) to lemmy.world might be considered as a “troll looking to start something”?