Hanover Line I-XIX
Last time on this expression of group comprehension we call the Hanover Line we discussed and dissected the growing anger in Wisconsin and the childish politics of the recall. If you will, the recall is similar to childhood games where a leader of a group of kindergartners emerges and ascends to the top of the swing set, usually the slide tower and announces his dominance. His ascendency is recognized as legitimate by a chorus of giggles and sing-songy responses. Then a disgruntled one who has not washed his hands after wiping the snot bubble from his nose announces it is unfair. He should be atop the swing set in the tower of the slide, the booger plastered to his cheek in between the nose and eye would say that he is unfit for the slide tower, but he does not notice that it is there. The child atop the slide tower announces no take backs, no anti-takebacks. The boogered belligerent child puffed up by his sense of entitlement received from constant coddling says "take backs, double stamp it". The use of the term double stamp enflames the crowd and suddenly everyone wants to be atop the slide tower. There is no more sing-songy chorus. There is no giggling. Just a hushing sound before the shrieking will commence. Chaos follows. The children below start pushing the friends of the child above. The child above yells down at the ones below. The boogered child relishes his chaos that he has caused. The rest of recess is wasted in an needless scrum and everyone returns to the classroom feeling unsatisfied. The teacher finally washes the booger off the cheek of the snotty rabble-rouser. The mental imagery was bothering me and I had to have it removed.
On a completely unrelated note the South Carolina Primaries are today. I'm going to the swing set.
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