ever expected they'd change their societies.
Even in Latin, even in Greek,
all satire is is a frustrated shriek.
Swift's modest proposal in re: Irish
babies
did not change a thing. No ifs, buts or
maybes.
The purpose of satire is what it is.
So people can laugh and continue
their bus-
iness ignoring the fuss,
shaking their heads, saying, “Oh,
silly us.”
And the future can laugh, look back
and say,
“Things were so crappy, back in the
day.
It makes me so happy WE aren't that
way.”