Sentence:  We were at a similar historical point at the turn of this century. The hesitation stage. A passing phase. On the side of the old, the Cassandras of the National Idea. On the new, us! Unreasonable wanderers in an antibody era, <WSD>antiearth</WSD>, antiflesh, hiding ourselves out of timidity, joyous because we were desperate, at home with our bodies, but without borders, ironic because unsure, nostalgic not of the past that is no more, but for a future that could be. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Opposed to or destructive of the earth and things native to the earth.