https://www.isegoria.net/2026/08/once-they-were-no-longer-censored-they-ceased-to-have-a-subject/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2026/08/once-they-were-no-longer-censored-they-ceased-to-have-a-subject/comment-page-1/#comment-3762657 Szopen Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:09:05 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54568#comment-3762657 I was too young to ever read them, and in fact I only learned about them after the fall of Communism. I was only 13 when the first semi-free elections were held. I mostly remember hearing old jokes with my parents laughing and explaining why it was funny — and then slowly they stopped laughing.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2026/08/once-they-were-no-longer-censored-they-ceased-to-have-a-subject/comment-page-1/#comment-3762650 Bruce Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:32:18 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54568#comment-3762650 Szopen, is that what happened to Krokodil and Szpilki? Or were they too establishment?

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2026/08/once-they-were-no-longer-censored-they-ceased-to-have-a-subject/comment-page-1/#comment-3762648 Szopen Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:52:13 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54568#comment-3762648 In Poland, a similar phenomenon appeared with respect to comedy: the quality of comedy shows fell in the first few years, because previously a lot of comedy was based on innuendos and clever allusions, hinting on something which people supposed not to know or were not supposed to think or say. Once those things could be said in the open, comedians kept depending on old tricks and it was just not fun anymore.

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