Jonathan Swift almost defines satire in this biting and brutal pamphlet in which he suggests that poor (Catholic) Irish families should fatten up their children and sell them to the rich (Protestant) land owners, thus solving the twin problems of starving children and poverty in one blow. When the "Proposal" was published in 1729, Swift was quickly attacked, and even accused of barbarity. The exact state the "Proposal" was written to expose.
This is wholly and totally hilarious. When I started listening, I was also working on the computer, but within minutes, I was laughing so hard, I just had to stop. Clearly, the author has a very unique solution to the social and economic problems that could easily be a model for the situation the world finds itself in today. You have to listen...
