I think the rest of the nation — no, the world, is laughing us,” he said. “Taking Shakespeare in its entirety out because the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is somehow exploiting minors is just absurd.”

Canadian here. I used to laugh at the silly things Americans would do. This isn’t silly or funny. It’s really sad.

“This isn’t from the Tree of Knowledge. You won’t find one in the orchards of Heavenly Hillsboro. Birches, beeches, butternuts. A few ignorance bushes. No Tree of Knowledge.”

Inherit the Wind

What are they afraid of? Country matters? Nothing?

I was going to suggest Twelfth Night, for the dirty pun embedded in Malvolio’s letter, but then I realized the FTM cross-dressing would count as WrongThink in Florida. Sigh.