Not really ironic at all. The Prominent Citizens of the english colonies were peppered liberally with cadet branches of the British ruling class. In time the colonial upper crust became the early U.S. upper crust, which has proven to be about as stable as that of most societies.

Love is guaranteed heartbreak. Even for penguins.

The genuine threat behind all these stories is the prevalence of monoculture crops in modern agriculture. It's a problem that can be solved, but only if it is recognized and addressed.

You have to distinguish between "Honestly want to hear about your religious beliefs" and "Want to know what your r current beliefs are in order to pick the best approach to use to dismantle them and replace them with their own".