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resistance through ridicule  

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  • T'oro ba ti k'oja ekun, erin la fi n rin (Laughter is the only adequate response to an extremely sorrowful situation) (Yoruba proverb) Starting in the early 1970s, most African countries have endured a combination of economic crisis and political instability. The postcolonial state has mostly failed to deliver on the extravagant promises made by the emergent political elite in the heady days of anticolonial agitation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media; Resistance Through Ridicule (Africa)]

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