The song was first written at the end of the last ice age, when fog was released from the frozen landscape. The words were handed down for generations until set to music in the 1930’s.

That was the first time, hence the song

And in this new paradigm, you may find occasional areas of agreement with Authoritarians, but it will come at a steep cost every time.

And, it might break some "liberal" hearts when they find out that even in so called "liberal" bastions, there will be a temptation to force equally counterproductive orthodoxies on people that don't achieve real progress. "Illiberal" doesn't alway come in right wing flavors. No state is immune.