Symposia is looked at as a democratic reality that made all men equal as they drank from the same vessel. By taking part in drinking with like minded men they became equal rather than separation through different levels of water in their wine. Plato's use describes the relationship of students to their teachers through sharing wine, ideas, and philosophy at the symposion. Would this sharing of culture truly be a democratic enterprise if looked upon now? In the cult comedy T.V. show That 70's Show, the young teenagers sit down to get high on marijuana and talk about their ideas, complaints, and just to be apart of a group. If we looked upon wine in a symposia as a break through in democracy, would this meeting of teenagers be a breakthrough in democracy if it was during the same time period or rather just a time to get physically/mentally impared with your best friends?
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