Report: Stating Current Year Still Leading Argument For Social Reform | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Report: Stating Current Year Still Leading Argument For Social Reform | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

A fictional news story gives expression to a Chestertonian view of the cult of progress.

"'When it comes to making a case for reordering the social order, we've failed to find any rhetorical strategy more effective or compelling than saying "It's 2014!" and asking why societal change hasn't occurred,' said policy analyst Brad Katz, adding that the argument was even more powerful when immediately followed with the phrases 'I mean, come on!' or 'for crying out loud!'"

G. K. Chesterton's comments: "My attitude toward progress has passed from antagonism to boredom. I have long ceased to argue with people who prefer Thursday to Wednesday because it is Thursday." - New York Times Magazine, 2/11/1923