Arsenals and Old Lace
When anti-war utopians and feminists gain control of the executive branch, gut the defense budget, and rein in those testosterone-crazed military types, we can expect more of this:
The Panties for Peace campaign plays on the regime leaders’ superstitious fear that contact with a woman’s underpants will rob them of their power. Women around the world are asked to post their panties to local Burmese embassies in a bid to strip the regime of its power and bring an end to its gross violations of human rights, especially those committed against
Perhaps we should avoid criticizing for now and wait to see what happens. Maybe this will work to loosen the grip of the Burmese junta that is preventing disaster relief from reaching millions of its citizens. And besides, there seems to be no risk of anybody doing anything more aggressive.
Panties for Peace describes the situation in
Instead of using the military, we’ll talk. And when talking doesn’t work, we will resort to our unmentionables.
There are times when your arsenal needs to contain something a little heavier than panties, and somebody needs to know how to use it.
As the West “plays” (good word) with the superstitions of the Burmese military, their association of women’s underwear with a loss of power seems less superstitious and more rational all the time.
