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“The establishment narrative — a very clever perversion of the Whig view of history, which was in its turn a perversion of postmillennialism — is that we are all of us gradually emerging from the dark woods of old-timey superstitions, and that these things take time. That gradual evolutionary emergence has us leaving behind the way we ‘used to be’ and walking toward the higher mountain meadows of egalitarianism, where everything is bright and sunny, and the clouds are fluffy” (Rules, p. 219).

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"A" dad
"A" dad
8 years ago

I was assured that there would be ponies and rainbows as well!

There will be ponies and rainbows..right?????

Capndweeb
Capndweeb
8 years ago
Reply to  "A" dad

Yes, “A” dad, but there will be controversies as to which bathrooms they should use.

"A" dad
"A" dad
8 years ago
Reply to  Capndweeb

“I’m a draft horse trapped in a toy ponies’ body.”

I am depressed. I need some lutefisk.????

Capndweeb
Capndweeb
8 years ago
Reply to  "A" dad

Why certainly. Here in the high mountain meadows of Egalitaria, where everything is bright and sunny and the clouds are fluffy and white, we have “Right to Die” laws that protect your government-given right end your depressing life with as much lutefisk as you want. There is a small fee for the permit, however. Have an emoticon-filled day! :)

RFB
RFB
8 years ago
Reply to  "A" dad

I like pony rides!

https://goo.gl/r5yWf9

"A" dad
"A" dad
8 years ago
Reply to  Capndweeb

Do we even have bathrooms big enough for rainbows? ;-)

ME
ME
8 years ago
Reply to  "A" dad

No, but we do seem to have bathrooms big enough for all genders, even those that have not yet been invented.

"A" dad
"A" dad
8 years ago
Reply to  ME

Rainbows and glaciers should just do their business outside, as they always have!????❄️????

Capndweeb
Capndweeb
8 years ago
Reply to  "A" dad

Agreed. Make it so, Number One.

Luke Pride
8 years ago

Newer isn’t better. Older isn’t better… as we see with blind returns to traditionalism. Better is better.

Rob Steele
Rob Steele
8 years ago

It’s Star Trek liberalism.

Wesley Sims
Wesley Sims
8 years ago

The women are strong, the men are good looking, and the children are all above average. That Keillor includes a female Lutheran pastor is fitting, if I do say.

ME
ME
8 years ago

Yes, quite right, this is exactly what they believe. The evidence however, seems to suggest that we are actually evolving backwards, de-evolving, and should arrive at the Planet of the Apes at any moment now. I suppose this is to be expected. If you take a bunch of human beings and tell them they possess higher selves and are made in the image of their Creator, than that is the direction we will go. Tell us we’re just a bunch of naked apes who should attempt to achieve the highest calling of the animal kingdom and surprise, that is the… Read more »