‘Cannibalism’
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If rooting out corrupt politicians is “mindless cannibalism,” let’s embrace it as a wonderfully healthful political diet.
I suggest the “Mindless Cannibals” Society be formed to feed on the rich spread of entrenched corruption that appears to exist in national and state governments, and to perhaps ultimately help to lower, through change, the level of mindless self-interest that now passes itself off as public service.
WILLIAM N. McNAIRN
Palos Verdes Estates
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