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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton
Plato apparently said "What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?". It still sounds very modern nearly 2500 years later!
I agree with Barnardo's as discussed in this BBC article, that demonising children in particular - and nostalgia for bygone days when there was more moral fibre in general - can be a dangerous and a damaging thing.
Perhaps my idea of asking whether people crying "thief" would like to be called "child molesters" has more merit than I had imagined. By legislating against a younger generation perceived as having lower morals, the older generation in power does indeed harm their children.
My hope is that those who lack a nuanced view of the situation (i.e. those at both extremes) are in the minority, as this poll suggests (athough it's a small sample that doesn't represent the populace at large). |
Ben you are so out of order, although not directly saying it, you imply that those who disagree with you, and or believe that some of the practices of some people on this site amount to Theft, are nothing more than child molesters,
I've had enough, i refuse to take part on this thread anymore, you obviously started it following our previous discusions to stir up arguements,
I had thought you had the capacity to be a decent person, boy did i get that wrong !!!