Log In | Register
Worth a try, i guess
After 241 Days Without A Government, Belgian Senator Proposes A 'Sex Strike'
Seeded on Wed Feb 9, 2011 9:59 PM EST
Article Source: NPR- Enjoy this article? Help vote it up the 'Vine.
- Public Discussion (5)
Today Belgium is going on 241 days sans government. Belgians are jokingly calling themselves the "most successful failed state."
But, today, there's news that Socialist senator Marleen Temmerman is suggesting a radical solution. The BBC reports:
"I call on the spouses of all negotiators to withold sex until a deal is reached," said Ms Temmerman in an article for a Belgian newspaper. "Have no more sex until the new administration is posing on the steps of the Palace."
She said if politicians' partners followed her suggestion, the "palaver" of coalition-forming would be resolved quite quickly.
Temmerman, reports the BBC, got the idea while in Kenya, because in 2009, a similar sex ban fixed an impasse and allowed Kenyans to form a government.
- 2 votes
#1 - Wed Feb 9, 2011 10:00 PM ESTReminds me of the Greek play, Lysistrata. Worth a shot at this point.
- 1 vote
you're the second person to point out that connection to me - i'm embarrased to admit i'd not heard of it before
If they are like their american counterparts....they have extra woman or men on the side anyways.
- 2 votes
#3 - Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:57 AM ESTYou're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead. |
As a new user, you may notice a few temporary content restrictions. Click here for more info.
