Re: Sending the Politicians to Orbit
From: Ian (zn.ten.teni_at_strebor.i)
Date: 10/27/04
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 23:00:23 +1300
In article <msufd.1117$EI6.420@fe2.texas.rr.com>,
jameseoberg@houston.rr.com says...
>
> "Craig Fink" <craig@WeBeGood.net> wrote
> > Sending politicians into space for an attitude adjustment before they
> > begin there term in elected office sounds like a good idea to me. It could
> > be one of the best investments that taxpayers could make.
>
> It's also been suggested to bring world leaders to a Pacific atoll every ten
> years or so,
> and set off an H-bomb nearby so they can watch it, and then walk around the
> devastated area.
>
> Two politicians did go into orbit, without any apparent impact on their
> world views, and some men in orbit later became politicians, but
> both seemed to act in classic partisan style even so -- especially
> John Glenn.
>
> So we do have a non-zero sample size and it is not encouraging.
>
Perhaps they should have been left up there...
-- Feasting on the rotting spendour of western civilisations last golden age.
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