Need to propose ridiculous solution to real problem?

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I have a proposal to write for my english class. We need to take a real problem, and come up with a completely off-the-wall solution. Facts, figures, even quotes can be completely made up.

This is something akin to Johnathan Swift's "A modest proposal" where he proposed eating babies to solve the problem of the poor in 18th century Ireland. Totally irrational and tongue in cheek, but he presented logically valid arguments. At the same time he managed to make some real points in his proposal.

I'd like to know what some of you think. So far, I've got:

1)save the environment by killing all the humans
2)end all war by America conquering the world
3)end racism by requiring everyone to paint themselves purple

I'll need a logical argument, even if the facts are false and the proposal misguided.

Ideas as crazy as you can - extra points for funny ones.

Steven J Pemberton · Accepted Answer

At least some people take your first idea seriously... http://vhemt.org/

You may have heard about riots in London and other British cities last month. The police arrested thousands of people, and the courts will probably convict most of them. Our prisons are already overcrowded, so what do we do with these wastes of the planet's oxygen? I say we ship them out to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. That way, one of these two problems might solve the other...

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By everyone painting themselves purple, no one would have any need to be racist. Studied have shown that if everyone was the same colour, people would be generally nicer to eachother. Therefor, 89.67% of bullying would end and 43.984% of wars would be over. 

Now, think of your own ideas.

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YOU need a proposal to write for YOUR English class.

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