my peace plan
Sep. 26th, 2003 01:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lapsedmodernistwatching the Democratic debate last night on TV, i was struck by the severe intensity of Dennis Kucinich. my new theory on him is that he speaks the way he does because he is HUNGRY. cuz, you know, he is a vegan. i get like him when i am hungry too. very austere and self-righteous. In Dennis' case this leads him to voice good ideas (except for completely withdrawing from the WTO). which makes me think that it's not a bad idea to starve political leaders while they are in office. the expression "lean and hungry" isn't metonymic with ambition and sharpness for nothing.
secondly, i was reading today about the bill Orren Hatch introduced on July 10th, that, if made into the 28th Amendment would allow naturalized citizens for be President. the bad news is, that would mean that Ahnold could be president (already prophesized in the Stallone flick "Demolition Man"). the good news, it would mean I could be President. I would be an awesome president, because I would approach the problems of the world from an anthropological perspective. For example, my roadmap to peace in Israel and Palestine wouldn't be a constantly imploding version of a Hawk-Dove game. My plan for peace draws on an old tradition of securing truces between ethnically warring factions: intermarriage. Now, I understand that arranged marriage isn't in the cards, but instead of US spending mad money further arming Israel to the teeth, I would create a fund specifically dedicated to creating a financial incentive for marriages between Israelis and Palestinians. I don't mean I would promote fictive marriages. There would be organizational infrastructure that would set up clubs, events, and outreach programs to promote dating and marriage between the two groups. And for every child born of such union there would be a financial reward. Romeo & Juliet does not have to be a tragic tale anymore; with proper institutional support my Romeo & Juliet: Alive and Well initiative could be the roadmap that actually gets to peace instead of derailing before the first exit.
secondly, i was reading today about the bill Orren Hatch introduced on July 10th, that, if made into the 28th Amendment would allow naturalized citizens for be President. the bad news is, that would mean that Ahnold could be president (already prophesized in the Stallone flick "Demolition Man"). the good news, it would mean I could be President. I would be an awesome president, because I would approach the problems of the world from an anthropological perspective. For example, my roadmap to peace in Israel and Palestine wouldn't be a constantly imploding version of a Hawk-Dove game. My plan for peace draws on an old tradition of securing truces between ethnically warring factions: intermarriage. Now, I understand that arranged marriage isn't in the cards, but instead of US spending mad money further arming Israel to the teeth, I would create a fund specifically dedicated to creating a financial incentive for marriages between Israelis and Palestinians. I don't mean I would promote fictive marriages. There would be organizational infrastructure that would set up clubs, events, and outreach programs to promote dating and marriage between the two groups. And for every child born of such union there would be a financial reward. Romeo & Juliet does not have to be a tragic tale anymore; with proper institutional support my Romeo & Juliet: Alive and Well initiative could be the roadmap that actually gets to peace instead of derailing before the first exit.
