Essay talk:Towards a Safer America

This is mental. d hominem 22:36, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I work very hard at being mental.  23:35, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Totally mental, but I like it so far!--Dumpling (talk) 06:21, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I recommend changing the title, so as not to confuse it with the "A Modest Proposal" that has been suggested by Swift or Stephen Colbert. I would suggest something equally snarky, if I could think of it...what's more modest than modest? --Sethpeck (talk) 20:39, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, I picked "A Modest Proposal" because it's an immediate signifier of satire (as opposed to an extended exercise in Poe's Law). It's also such an iconic title—enough that there're probably several dozen contemporary essays floating around with the same title (which, I just realized, is an argument against using that name).   20:53, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Something that starts "towards a..." might be a way to go. Scarlet A.pnggnostic 21:07, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Towards a safer society Тy talk 21:08, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * But that means I'd have to get rid of the subtitle ;__;  21:48, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Towards a Safer America: The Suitable Punishment and Deterrence of Crime Committed by Otherwise Productive and Well-to-Do Members of Society Scarlet A.pngsshole 21:51, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Sometimes the best way really is the simplest way.  22:40, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * You see, with a title like that you could actually get published! Scarlet A.pngbomination 22:54, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I liked "A Modest Proposal" better IMO. It's like a 21st century equivalent of Jonathan Swift. Osaka Sun (talk) 04:38, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I can't change it back. The cognitive dissonance is simply too strong.  :)   04:41, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

In all seriousness...
Wesley Lowe's essay in support of the death penalty is the most repulsive work on the subject I've ever read. I was gobsmacked when he cited British treatment of Indians as a paragon of justice. 20:31, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * "This webpage is dedicated to the innocent victims of murder, may they always be remembered." - no, your page is a monument to your own bloodlust. Scarlet A.pngpathetic 20:34, 14 November 2011 (UTC)