I know I can't really hurt it, no matter how hard I attack it, but chivalry demands I must poke it anyway.
Of course, I'm not talking about real windmills but the metaphorical ones, those huge conventions of society that so many of us take for granted, like 'war is noble' and 'priests deserve respect'. Don't get me wrong, I totally dig real windmills, they're awesome and environmentally friendly. Not so friendly to birds though.