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[Anonymous No.17512665]

>When Homer gets out of his car and makes his way toward the storefront, he stands in for the philosopher walking down to the "Piraeus", as it were. On his way into the depths of ignorance--the storefront, recently overthrown by a pleasure- and gain-seeking oligarch by the name of Sneed--Homer is harassed by two citizens for appearing "out of style", so to speak, a clear reference to the daze, confusion, and mockery that Plato says the philosopher is subjected to when he first re-enters the darkness of the cave. Homer struggles to respond to their jibes, but is only able to leave them in a huff as he resolves to further explore the depths of this depravity and reach the heart of the matter--Sneed himself. The brilliance of this scene cannot be understated. By having Homer himself be "of the city"--a "cityslicker", if you'll forgive me the vulgarity used by one of his interlocutors--the Simpsons writing team flips the paradigm on its head, implying that Homer himself dwells not in just any old corrupt city, but the very City in Speech itself, made manifest. Whether he succeeds in his encounter with Sneed will be explored in my next video. Please donate to my Patreon so I can make the next step of this analysis as thorough and meaningful to you, my humble and loyal viewers, as possible. Thank you for your time and vested interest, and stay curious.

[Anonymous No.17512675]

Fuck the janitors, OP is based.
The Republic was pretty good innit

[Anonymous No.17512679]

>>17512665
Patreon link?

[Anonymous No.17512684]

>>17512665
Based

[Anonymous No.17512705]

>>17512665
Keyed and sneed

[Anonymous No.17513919]

>>17512665
>first re-enters
Dropped

[Anonymous No.17514097]

>>17513919
Fuck off discord tranny