I have a simple solution for all international political conflicts: barn dances.
There has not been a week in my life when I haven’t attended a barn dance, from the pram based barn dances of my early childhood, to the ‘electronic jazz’ barn dance parlours where I spend my Saturday nights. Even when I was laid up with malaria, following a disastrous expedition to the Congo, I managed to attend a dance with the assistance of the nurses wheeling my bed in to position.
Barn dances have enriched my life and brought about an incredible sense of inner peace. So why aren’t more held when there is an international crisis that requires diplomatic intervention? It seems inconceivable that no one has thought of this before, so why has it not been implemented?
The more cynical amongst you may suspect a ‘new world order’ style conspiracy; barn dances are being suppressed in order to perpetuate the international war machine. This is a possibility, but the more likely explanation is rather more mundane: politeness.
There is a certain etiquette about initiating a barn dance, and I believe that many governments are simply feeling a little ‘shy’.
Well, come on Gordon Brown, make that first move. Pull on your favourite checked shirt and Stetson and help bring about world peace in style.
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