# Just transcribed a late 19th century satirical critique of conservatism

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**Created:** [November 23, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-transcribed-a-late-19th-century-satirical-critique-of-conservatism/641914 "2012-11-23T17:09:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bpelta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-transcribed-a-late-19th-century-satirical-critique-of-conservatism/641914/1 "2012-11-23T17:09:47Z")

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Well, it took me long enough, but there it is. I think it’s fascinating, and wrote a small introduction there…[check it out](http://peltarepublic.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/learning-through-text-and-image-a-19th-century-republican-satire-of-conservatism/) if you get a chance.

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**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-transcribed-a-late-19th-century-satirical-critique-of-conservatism/641914/2 "2012-11-23T19:07:08Z")

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That was AWESOME. I had never heard of David Ross Locke before, and damn, I’m glad I did! Looks like I’ve got some reading to do. I wonder if [The Onion’s](http://www.theonion.com/personalities/t-herman-zweibel,1024/) [T. Herman Zweibel](http://www.zweibelmemorial.org/) was based on his Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby.