the etymology of the word “idiot”
ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) — a private person, ordinary citizen, someone not holding public office
it contains the natural elitist cultural drift which occurs with an unchallenged political class. what originally is a private citizen, comes to represent something stupid and despised.
ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) — a private person, ordinary citizen, someone not holding public office
it contains the natural elitist cultural drift which occurs with an unchallenged political class. what originally is a private citizen, comes to represent something stupid and despised.
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