when did the word utopia shift into the role of derogatory term against liberals? utopia was invented by thomas moore as an allegory for heaven on earth where people of all faiths (specifically being limited to protestants and catholics) could get along in peace and harmony. get a grip, whackos! thomas moore didn’t live so long ago and besides … all his writings and most of the relevant contemporary and subsequent commentaries are still extant. i can’t wait for our robot overlords and their “conception” of meaning. i mean, i can’t wait for them to order the human slavemasters to put me in an oven. i mean, i cannot wait because i will die if i wait because they will kill me and then i will be dead.