The unravelling of the fabric of American society as we know it (known in short-hand as "2008") has reached proportions I had never thought possible. From the global financial collapse to shoes being thrown at Bush, this country and our society is in a tailspin. The response of government officials and/or respective authorities charged with correcting these severe problems is to pretend no one was ever responsible for them and then to throw money at them and hope to God they will go away soon.
Unsurprisingly, this approach doesn't seem to be working. The I-bankers who made the supremely idiotic decisions which led to the financial meltdown are still at the helm of our largest financial institutions, the Big Three automakers are going to get a bridge loan to another bridge loan, and so on. Apparently, it is terribly out of fashion to hold people accountable for their actions. But, without accountability, there are no consequences, and without consequences, there are no lessons to be learned, and without lessons to be learned, well, you get the idea.
When I was a kid, if my brother and I cursed, we got our mouths scrubbed with soapy washcloths. I hit my brother with a switch one time, so my dad hit me with the same switch. If we erred, we were punished. A simple concept which is lost on many a scumbag these days. So, am I suggesting we wash their mouths out with soap? Not exactly. Even going back to the Ken Lays and Dennis Kozlowskis who literally stole from their employees to fund their lavish lifestyles, the offences these people have been perpetrating have been especially heinous and downright malicious. Now, with Bernard Madoff, a new low has been reached and it seems an example has been set: screw everyone else; I can do what I want when I want.
Stay with me, now. We have never been so unfortunate as to have a reign of terror in this country. Even the British, our sophisticated forebears, had the Cromwellian Protectorate. The French had their Robespierre, the Russians Stalin, the Germans...well, we don't need to go there. At first glance, a reign of terror sounds awful and anathema to democracy. But, it also restores order, sets examples, and purges a society of its worst elements.
Therefore, it is my modest proposal that upon taking office, President Obama implements a program to purge American society of its current toxins. To do this, we're going to need a few public executions. The obvious ones are politicians suspected of corruption. Coerce some confessions, stage some quick show trials, and make the subsequent executions a public spectacle on the National Mall. Follow suit with the biggest offenders responsible for financial meltdown and defintely loop in the heads of the Big Three. I would say with 400-500 public executions, people should get the idea and start behaving.
As a society, we have become way too forgiving, as well as fat, stupid, and lazy. As such, we're probably also going to need a few camps to send people when they don't...meet certain criteria. If we can hit the ground running and get these two things going quickly, we should be in pretty good shape. I wish it didn't come to this, but we're really left with no choice. The people need to change their behavior and there's no chance of that with democracy. Do youself a favor, nay, do your COUNTRY a favor and DEMAND that President Obama institutes a reign of terror without delay.
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