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السبت، 22 أبريل 2017

How Political Satire Works For The Republic

By Andrew Thompson


Folks have long been keen on making light of the burden of politics, especially when things seem to have gone too far out with ruling regimes. One ancient Greek political satirist wrote what have become classic works in literature. Rare are the times when people in a democracy, ancient or modern, ever agree entirely on the hottest issues of the day.

Politics often grow roots in communities, especially in democracies, where people have the right to voice what they think is right. Political satire is always one way for expressing ideas that have sensitive content. For democracies, rulers should ideally be people who think that satirical observations are acceptable from those whose opinion are respected.

The word was once a very powerful instrument used by individuals to express views in politics, whether they are against or for a government. Many centuries passed before humans could put up something of a working democracy after Athens. When this enlightenment came to maturity, one of the things that kept sanity and balance was political comedy.

The national capital is so full of many writers using satire that the character of the city itself is defined by the most refined and long running political jokes. Politicians will sometimes admit to imperfections, so they often appeal to all citizens of the republic to help pass good laws and make decisions. Towards these times are the humorists trying to steer people towards.

Many people in this country look to the many unique ways that many artists express themselves in this way. Today, not only writers do political humor, so do moviemakers, documentarists, TV program hosts, stand up comedians, bands and songwriters, and others. The thing is to be able to comment with relevance on the things that they see wrong either in established systems or new trends.

A lot of things are implied in this category, which also makes it the vehicle for dissent. Since democratic governments must ideally give individuals their freedom, dissent will often be present. In America, it is a way of life, and loads of folks express their views through this kind of satire with things like vehicular stickers.

In regimes where common expression is muzzled or controlled, this can be the vehicle for providing people information. Though democracies are strong today, there are still many states in the world where people are shot for their dissenting political views. It all depends on how enlightened the rulers are or the powerful personalities that walk center stage.

This humor is a thing tied up with current events and the society in which it is made, and this makes it popular among many. Folks may feel that satirists are expressing things that they wish to, and they appreciate satirists who do this. Comedians have shows that are often composed of humor about politicians, among other things, and this makes them relevant.

Those who are watching politics may use satire as a way to tell folks what is really happening, whether their politicians are behaving well. This is a factor that makes politicians more aware about what they are doing, constructively using criticism as a way to be connected to their constituents in the right way. Thus humor helps society create its own checks and balances.




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