I PROMISE NOT TO WEAR
I PROMISE NOT TO WEAR MY SEAT BELT, EITHER: Dear (Sir) Richard Branson, As a professor of international relations, I find I must travel to Europe on occasion. I promise that if I should ever fly one of your airlines, I will swear profusely at the crew, try to smuggle passengers into the first class ...
I PROMISE NOT TO WEAR MY SEAT BELT, EITHER: Dear (Sir) Richard Branson, As a professor of international relations, I find I must travel to Europe on occasion. I promise that if I should ever fly one of your airlines, I will swear profusely at the crew, try to smuggle passengers into the first class section, write God-awful music, and generally act like a horse's ass for the entire duration of the flight. Now, could you please send me four free first-class tickets to fly Virgin Atlantic, just like you did with Courtney Love? Most Sincerely, Daniel W. Drezner P.S. I'm sure the BBC has waited decades to be able to run the headline: "LOVE MAKES PEACE WITH VIRGIN."
I PROMISE NOT TO WEAR MY SEAT BELT, EITHER: Dear (Sir) Richard Branson, As a professor of international relations, I find I must travel to Europe on occasion. I promise that if I should ever fly one of your airlines, I will swear profusely at the crew, try to smuggle passengers into the first class section, write God-awful music, and generally act like a horse’s ass for the entire duration of the flight. Now, could you please send me four free first-class tickets to fly Virgin Atlantic, just like you did with Courtney Love? Most Sincerely, Daniel W. Drezner P.S. I’m sure the BBC has waited decades to be able to run the headline: “LOVE MAKES PEACE WITH VIRGIN.”
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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