For thousands of years, satire has helped us turn our weaknesses into strengths by allowing us to laugh at our own miseries and poke fun at those who claim to be above us.
To some, satire is about much more than having a harmless chuckle. It brings about social change and helps us fight oppression.
Others are less optimistic. In their view, children and half-wits may well point out that the emperor has no clothes, but, in the end, a half-wit usually remains a half-wit and the emperor remains an emperor.
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