I have a new idea for the world. I believe that ninety-five percent of us want peace on earth, and though Donald Trump will not like what I'm about to say, I'm pretty sure Justin Trudeau will be on board. (Please do not message me with your opinion about our Prime Minster. Not the point, here.)
A war mongering five percent long to win battles and turn problems into wars. Does religion create strife? Maybe, but perhaps those who fight over it would use any excuse to exert their power. What if, instead of using armies and tanks and bombs, every country, indeed, every child, had the opportunity to learn some new debating skills. I'm talking about art, people. Singing, dancing, painting, poetry. People facing off in epic battles shown live around the planet. To children heading to school, parents would lovingly say, 'Study hard. You might be Prime Minster one day and you'll need those recorder lessons.'
I would love to see Kim Jong-un learn a Korean ballet dance in hopes of winning the favor of the world. A panel of artistic judges would decide the merit of his case based on his performance. We'd probably excuse the Russian judge from partaking because of past Olympic problems. Other than that, everyone would weigh in. It would be reality TV at its best. All of us on the edge of our seats wondering if North Korea's leader would have to step down. It wouldn't necessarily be about style as much as heart. Just how much does he care? Is he fit enough to continue his dictatorship? If not, the panel of judges would proceed with a country wide vote. Hopefully they'd pick someone with acting chops, or epic slam poetry skills. Now that's a leader worth voting for.
School yard fights would be more embarrassing but would result in less visits to the principal's office. Two junior high boys standing in the playground battling it out to Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You,' will be too mortified to care who won. In fact, they may decide to shake hands and forego the singing all together.
And Donald Trump...what talent would he employ? With blustering over confidence, he'd turn some past tweets into a musical mashup, using Stompin' Tom Connor's 'The Good Ol' Hockey Game.'
'Our southern border's insecure but I'm the guy for them,
Negative polls are all fake news, a witch hunt, CNN!
I won the popular vote if you deduct illegal ones
And my IQ's the highest, and let's not blame the guns.'
Oh, the good old hockey game...well. You get the point. This would be a tough one for the judges. Not many people around the world actually like Donald Trump, but he'd have to be evaluated fairly on his artistic performance. I just want one of the judges to shake his head and say, 'Sad!'
Performance art would be allowed, but not the Hitler kind with all that yelling and fist raising. Angry diatribes in front of the judges would need to involve Opera. I can't picture it any other way. For smaller disputes, break dancing could be considered, along with slam poetry. Put some heart into it and you may win. Perhaps you'd get to be leader for a year. Then the people would reevaluate, and you'd be back to the drawing board, wondering what skill you could bring to the next competition.
It's time for world leaders and anyone with an axe to grind to channel their inner artist. Tired of our immigration policy? Paint about it! Show us your passion. We need a break from all the haters out there, and I could use something new for my walls. Of course, if you're in Flin Flon, we'd hang your art in the Orange Toad coffee shop first.
I say we put my idea to a vote. Justin? What do you think? Are you and Andrew Scheer ready to lip sync to Celine Dion? And Premier Pallister, if you insist on taking away our maternity ward, then I really want to see you dance. (You might protest that its not your decision. Well, it feels like it is.) Pallister seems to be a Scottish name, so perhaps you could do a little number involving kilts and crossed swords. It's only fair. In 2019 we'll reconsider the whole thing again. I have a feeling that Flin Flon will show up with a really big musical number and you'll have no choice but to concede, thereby gifting us with a brand new birthing center. In the meantime, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and you'd better start practicing now.
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