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[–] merridew 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We discovered satire long before the USA was founded.

[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The USA was founded by people who already understood satire, that's why there's so much in our constitution.

[–] merridew 6 points 1 year ago

Everyone knows the Mayflower was principally full of devout satirists who wanted to break with English satirists, who were forcing them to satirise in private because their satire was considered too extreme.