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Political satire is a significant part of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics, politicians, and public affairs. It has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political arguments where such arguments are expressly forbidden. Historically, the public opinion in the Athenian democracy was remarkably influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters. ... full article at wikipedia

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Created by Metaweb Oct 23, 2006
Last edited by mwcl_wikipedia_en Sep 28, 2007
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