The latest work of the Ethical Iconoclast was once a lottery billboard; now it lists the number of civilian deaths the lottery’s funded. The number is ticking up.<\/p>\n
“Awful,” sniffs a man.<\/p>\n
“Brilliant!” laugh teenagers.<\/p>\n
“You’re the Ethical Iconoclast?” asks Surrey.<\/p>\n
“Secular,” she replies, “utilitarian, nondestructive.”<\/p>\n
“So it’s your duty and right to transform and subvert all things iconic, not just the sacred, as an means to the greater good.”<\/p>\n
“Not just my duty! Everyone’s!”<\/p>\n
“Isn’t it curious,” says Surrey, “that there’s a definite article before your name?”<\/p>\n
“Oh dear,” says the Ethical Iconoclast, and has to set herself on fire.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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