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Can you give an example of something labled a "modest proposal" that is actually advocated by the speaker? I've only seen those words as a way to draw attention to the satire.
Not really, because if you're pretending to be satirical in order to say exactly what you think, the plausible deniability goes out the window if you own up to it. See also Ha Ha Only Serious.
And this is just too perfect:
Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death
is one who deceives a neighbor and says, “I was only joking!" (Proverbs 26:18-19)
Via TVTropes. I had to look it up independently before I believed they hadn't just made it up.