There are many liberals here , just not radical lefists . We dont hate anybody , but do make fun of and fight logical inconsistency . it is indeed fucked up . <| sep |> Moderately related , but The Emporer ' s Soul by Brandon Sanderson has a somewhat similar magic system . It works by having stamps which contain encoded information on an object ' s history some true , and some changed to make an effect . This magic works better the likelier it is to be true , such as this wood was eaten by termites working in a prison but not a palace , but water damage from the renovation of the room two years ago seeped into the wood , causing it to rot . The rot is possible because the maintenance crew dislike their new boss and are skiving out of work would work very well , if the renovation , boss , and crew were all correct .