The Apology of Socrates: "I'm sincerely sorry Athens felt that way about me being politically incorrect."
In Ancient Greece, if someone had a controversial opinion they wouldn't get "canceled", because they knew how to resolve their disputes in a civilized way: by having gay sex.
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Socrates was canceled, but it failed...
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But also pederasty *was* a big thing. Greeks did it long before the Catholics. Socrates was a totally tease to Alcibiades.
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in ancient Athens people could vote you into exile
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OSTRACISM GANG
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Also banishment
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Indeed. The word ostracized comes from ancient Greece.
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Like Bonoboes
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We could start mailing pottery shards to the White House, but they’d probably not appreciate the sentiment.
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Thank you for being subtle about the ostracism. Ostraca for the win
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