65dBnoise on Nostr: Mocking the powerful is an ancient democratic custom; the #Athenians took it to ...

Mocking the powerful is an ancient democratic custom; the #Athenians took it to extremes, judging by the way #Aristophanes mocked all known #political and cultural figures of his time.

The ancients weren't content with that though; there was #ostracism, the expelling of those thought to be influential enough to be considered a threat to democracy. No justification was required, just a set number of votes.

#NoDecorumForFascists is one of those "use it or lose it" things, like #democracy itself.