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Idea Detail
Televised debates between national leaders
Score
56%
7 votes, Feasibility 53% Originality 59% Humour 2%
The Problem:
war prevention

The Social Invention:
Before the 2003 US-Iraq conflict, the desperate Iraq government made a remarkable suggestion: that the US president and the Iraq president contact a long-distance televised debate. These days of global communications allow a great opportunity to delay the total breakdown of intelligent communication that typically precedes war.

Televised discussions between leaders of nations facing an impending conflict, could be one small measure to help dissolve the childish black and white thinking that leads to predjudice, hostility and violence.
The Author - Bill Jordan (serendipity)
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If our world leaders want war, they should do the actual fighting. eg George Bush and Saddam Hussein would have engaged in unarmed combat till one gave up or was killed. Then individual leaders would be personally responsible for their war decision.
kwickham
24 Jun '04 15:20
Subject: What if:
If that suggestion by Iraq had been taken up the world would probably be a safer place today! The debates for President are accepted it seems but not between leaders of different countries which I think is more important. History will show this!
serendipity
24 Jun '04 01:23
Subject: .... and
War is a manifestation of a total breakdown in communication. While there is communication there is hope. Which form of cheap entertainment would you like, a televised debate or war? Obviously intented to be in addition to other diplomacy.
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