Fundamentalism is a closed room

Page update: 13.06.07

Alcuin: There's a lot of fear around.
Flutterby: There's a lot of America around.
Alcuin: I like pumpkin pie.
Flutterby: Why force pumpkin pie on people?
Alcuin: Pumpkin pie is nice.
Flutterby: Pumpkin pie is voluntary.
Alcuin: There's a lot of fear around.
Flutterby: There's a lot of America around.
Alcuin: I like democracy.
Flutterby: Why force democracy on people?
Alcuin: Democracy is good for the soul.
Flutterby: Democracy is voluntary.
Alcuin: Is America the greatest exporter of state fundamentalism the world has ever seen?
Flutterby: Yes.
Alcuin: What is fundamentalism?
Flutterby: Fundamentalism is a closed room.
The door is shut and the curtains are pulled.
In the corner is a single book.
The book is out of date.
Alcuin: Is America out of date?
Flutterby: Yes.
Alcuin: What can be done?
Flutterby: That's what the fundamentalist asks.
Alcuin: There's a lot of fear around.
Flutterby: There's a lot of America around.
Alcuin: America is the biggest country in the world.
Flutterby: America is the smallest country in the world.
Alcuin: Pumpkin pie is taking over.
Flutterby: Pumpkin pie must be stopped.


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