The Sneerocracy and Shamocracy in Rural America
A lengthy essay attacks intellectual conformity and local prejudice, denouncing a hidden social pressure called the sneerocracy or shamocracy. It targets country magistrates, editors, and petty officials who suppress independent thinkers, detailing harassment, insinuations, and social ostracism faced by a figure named Neighbor Nazareth. The piece argues for autonomy of thought amid pervasive small-town intolerance.
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