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It was just because we do in fact all know how to make such comments.
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The speaker gives a simple explanation: the comments were possible because everyone involved already knew how to make that kind of comment. The phrase “such comments” points to something discussed earlier, so the exact type of comment is not clear from this sentence alone.
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