The sky is bleeding, we must fear the flood
Phil Stocks higher on peaceful and orderly elections
May 15, 2007Only 10 election-related deaths on May 14, 118 total from the beginning of campaign season. That sounds peaceful alright. We should have official election semantics.
For example:
If 120 or less election-related deaths occur, it's considered peaceful elections.
If 121-200 election-related deaths occur, it officially becomes relatively peaceful elections.
If 201-300 election-related deaths occur, it's then called moderately peaceful.
And so on and so forth.
The following terminologies to be used would be relatively violent, moderately violent, violent and really violent. To be followed by relatively brutal, moderately brutal, brutal, really brutal and extremely brutal. And, should more deaths occur, the following may be used relatively grotesque, moderately grotesque, grotesque, really grotesque and extremely grotesque.
In the reverse, if less than 100 deaths occur, the elections should be invalidated.
These terminologies should be followed by each and every journalist and paper to ensure accuracy in their reporting. Otherwise, who knows what sort of mayhem and panic they could cause.
this is a classic case of whether proverbial glass is half-empty or half-full.
they choose to be optimistic… let’s not be so grim then
Posted by tessa at May 15, 2007, 2:21 pm