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"Onomasti komodein (Ancient Greek: νομαστὶ κωμῳδεῖν, onomasti kōmōidein, "to ridicule by name in the manner of the comic poets") was an expression used in Ancient Greece to denote a witty personal attack made with total freedom against the most notable individuals (see Aristophanes' attacks on Cleon, Socrates, Euripides) in order to expose their wrongful conduct."

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The true ethical test is not only the readiness to save the victims, but also—even more, perhaps—the ruthless annihilation of those who make a profit while advancing their image in the public imaginary by pronouncing content-devoid ‘controversial’ statements.

Slavoj Žižek, ‘The Sublime Object of Ideology’

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Posted on June 14, 2012 with 3 notes
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first as tragedy then as farce

The true ethical test is not only the readiness to save the victims, but also—even more, perhaps—the ruthless annihilation of those who make a profit while advancing their image in the public imaginary by pronouncing content-devoid ‘controversial’ statements.