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There's a libertarian religion that's got an upsurge from Paul's bid for presidency in 2008. It has a Hesiodic Ages of Man feel in how America has descended from the Golden Age of George Washington to the present suffering and misery of the Iron Age of the 21st century. Its creation myth is that the Constitution is a sacred and inviolable document of the ancient ages past and that its sole purpose was a magic spell that summoned and bound a Hobbesian demon called Government, and that the founding Wizard-Fathers of our past bid it do good, but our warding runes have been slowly failing over the last two centuries.

I just find it funny.




At the risk of downvotes for commenting rather than merely upvoting, I have to say that that was masterfully framed.




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