Comments on: Bowling in Hell http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/04/bowling-in-hell/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/04/bowling-in-hell/#comment-17464 Bob Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:42:39 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/04/bowling-in-hell/#comment-17464 Personally, I've always thought that every elected individual from tip staff and protonothary (sorry, not sure of the actual spelling) on up to the president ("Decider" In Chief) should be required quarterly to run a gauntlet three blocks long between two rows of registered voters chosen as are jurors. Each "commenter' would be supplied with a section of broom stick no more than eighteen inches long, entitled to one swing, aiming between shouder blades to just under the buttocks. The power of the blow or whether one is administered at all would be up to the selectee. So, theoretically, the politician could walk down between the roads just saying "howdy" to the voters. Or, he could ACTUALLY feel their pain. Since the draft seems to be looming, and I've heard that this exercise in citizenship might be extended to females, why just draft people for the dangerous things? Why not draft the aides and staffs of federal offices and representatives? Same pay as the troops, but make that open for everone registered. Not enough education or knowledge? I would suggest to the gov't people who would complain, whose fault is that? This might, though, once the youngsters actually watched "the making of sausage", cause such a revolution that Red October would look like a tea party. Personally, I’ve always thought that every elected individual from tip staff and protonothary (sorry, not sure of the actual spelling) on up to the president (“Decider” In Chief) should be required quarterly to run a gauntlet three blocks long between two rows of registered voters chosen as are jurors. Each “commenter’ would be supplied with a section of broom stick no more than eighteen inches long, entitled to one swing, aiming between shouder blades to just under the buttocks.
The power of the blow or whether one is administered at all would be up to the selectee. So, theoretically, the politician could walk down between the roads just saying “howdy” to the voters. Or, he could ACTUALLY feel their pain.

Since the draft seems to be looming, and I’ve heard that this exercise in citizenship might be extended to females, why just draft people for the dangerous things? Why not draft the aides and staffs of federal offices and representatives? Same pay as the troops, but make that open for everone registered. Not enough education or knowledge? I would suggest to the gov’t people who would complain, whose fault is that?

This might, though, once the youngsters actually watched “the making of sausage”, cause such a revolution that Red October would look like a tea party.

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