Ancient Athenian Democracy
You're Dead to Me
Democracy in Ancient Athens
A red rope, the word idiot and broken pottery are all symbolic of democracy in ancient Greece. An idiotes is someone who's not an active member of society - they're a free loader. The term ostracism was used to get rid of arrogant doshbags by throwing them out for ten years on pieces of broken pottery. And if you've got the biggest number of Pieces of Broken Pottery with your name onYou have to hop it. It's basely reality. Ietis an argument against climate change. Maybe we'll all get them to get into big bud at some point. Yet we can illhave to save the species.
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