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February 25, 2008
Hard core modest proposal
Looking at the ongoing campaign he calls "soft jihad," (which "uses and abuses the language and the principles of democratic liberalism not to secure the institutions and attitudes that make freedom possible but, on the contrary, to undermine that freedom and pave the way for self-righteous, theocratic intolerance") Roger Kimball offers a modest proposal to combat it: ....start putting a bit of alcohol in everything edible or potable. There are, of course, other reasons for wishing to increase one's usual consumption of alcohol, but here is a patriotic imperative to guide you: what if you went into Harrod's food hall or your local grocery shop and every item had at least some trace amount of alcohol (or, alternatively, pork residue)? I understand that there might be certain logistical difficulties, but if the EU can effectively police the system of mensuration used in its jurisdiction, if it can prohibit certain types of bananas because they deviate too markedly from the perpendicular, then surely they can employ the vast apparatus of their bureaucracy to assure that a drop of alcohol or a dollop of bacon fat is added to any food stuff sold in Britain.Kimball mentions the uproar over Doritos -- which already contain trace amounts of alcohol, and which are thus forbidden. I'm liking the modest booze and pork proposal, and I'm thinking it might dovetail nicely with an idea M. Simon discussed earlier -- the deliberate deployment of porn. Trace amounts could be simply added to everything until the total contamination of Islamic fundamentalism is assured. Fight soft jihad with hard core! Revive the "Democracy! Whiskey! Sexy!" campaign. Alcohol akbar! MORE: The original order of priorities was "Democracy! Whiskey! Sexy!" Correction noted. posted by Eric on 02.25.08 at 09:12 AM
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Democracy, Sexy, Whiskey. I had forgotten that battle cry from early in OIF. Yes, exactly. Biker bars convenient to Muslim neighborhoods. Assistant Village Idiot · February 25, 2008 10:09 AM Post a comment
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