Surely they can, but this particular kind of mockery reflects poorly on the man engaging in it. A person is known by what he does; there are real costs to spending your time engaged in elaborate mockery and vitriol.

If you've read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, think back to the character of the knight:

> And though that he were worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meeke as is a mayde. He nevere yet no vileynye ne sayde In al his lyf unto no maner wight.

He nevere yet no vileynye ne sayde -- he has never said a villainous word -- in al his lyf unto no maner wight -- in all his life to any kind of person.

One should aspire to be more like a knight and less like a jester.

Sure. But if you’re going to take the piss, do it upward to those in power.

They will still sleep comfortably on their satin sheets and often badly need a reminder to be wise and meek themselves. Most of them started out like regular humans and can probably be prodded to recall what was like before they were raptured into places where their billions are normal.

IDK, jesters are running the world and I think Canterbury tales was written before "generous tit for tat" was determined to be the superior game strategy.

Relax, and enjoy drawing on some eggs.

You are unbelievably out-of-touch with the state of the world and social relations, although citing twelfth-century verse isn't in itself inexcusably outmoded.

The other poster is right about tit-for-tat. I'm afraid you're giving advice of the "let them eat cake" variety.

In other words, you don't seem to recognize that America not a society of equals.

Maybe I should read Canterbury Tales, though. Is the knight high-born?