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Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM

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I don't agree with the basic premise that the driver is fear. In my experience the entitled children of helicopter parents are not timid and fearful. Quite the opposite. Being raised to believe that your wants and desires are equal to or more important than those of anyone else doesn't make you fearful when you get the rude awakening that the rest of the world isn't going to treat you like your parents. Rather, it makes them angry and frustrated.

Personally I don't see any chance of easily resolving this. Children are no longer raised to respect traditional authority figures. They are taught that their viewpoint is equally important and valid. A generational change is needed and I don't see it happening.


God, yes. In the past you had to gain some knowledge and wisdom before people really considered your opinion. Now these kids seem to think (and have been raised to believe) that whatever they feel is as valid as anything else.

"I'll blow whomever I want, whenever I want, as long as I can still breathe and kneel."
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Why Are [SOME] Millennials Wary of Freedom? The Shrike - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2569 Views
Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 1067 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 950 Views
This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 912 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 628 Views
Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 923 Views
I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 971 Views
Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 910 Views
Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy. Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 940 Views
Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 852 Views
Yes. I think the days of American armed intervention in Latin-America are well behind us. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:54:41 PM 895 Views
Regarding 'Make America Great Again'. Trump wasn't the first. He won't be the last. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:44:09 PM 1031 Views
Do we still have WSE points? I was quite the mogul in the waning days of WoTmania. *NM* Hieshyn - 16/10/2017 11:36:00 PM 602 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 586 Views
Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 935 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 918 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 996 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 528 Views
Agreed but there is a difference in severity between 1997 to 2017 vs 997 to 1017 *NM* Roland00 - 18/10/2017 05:52:14 AM 533 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 869 Views
I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 986 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 983 Views
So we are back in the Age of Romanticism. Western Civilization has been there before. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:58:04 PM 962 Views
This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 1052 Views
I appreciate your amendment. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1211 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 934 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 1005 Views
Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 949 Views
Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 852 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 924 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 879 Views
I don't know, but I'm not entirely sure it's a big deal either way. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 02:56:09 AM 845 Views
Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 863 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 1044 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 937 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 925 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 1107 Views
Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 843 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 886 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 931 Views
That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 887 Views
Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 1034 Views
Peace for our time! I agree with everything you wrote here. I'm always a sucker for more studies. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:03:31 AM 492 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 814 Views
Yeah but they don't necessarily exist for works of literature usually read at the university level The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:28:35 PM 843 Views
That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 859 Views
I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 569 Views
Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 1010 Views
Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 904 Views
HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 526 Views
Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 974 Views
Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 912 Views
What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 896 Views
Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 903 Views
If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 884 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 888 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 823 Views
An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 860 Views
Why does this reasoning apply to PTSD but not to other diseases? PTSD is a physical issue. Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 12:33:31 AM 834 Views
I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 1035 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 492 Views
Forget it, mook. He's just being a silly, stupid kid. He should know better. *NM* Tom - 19/10/2017 06:17:28 AM 604 Views
Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 997 Views
Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 901 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 880 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 946 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 895 Views
I apologize before hand Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 879 Views
Only made it through page 2. Were there separate graphs for just N. American/West European nations? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:04:05 PM 864 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 1099 Views
Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 1000 Views
I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 1055 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 1012 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 1096 Views
I get irritated too. But I still keep them in my news feed as well. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:49:45 PM 878 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 485 Views
I'm of Russian extraction. I like my food bland. Garlic, dill, salt, pepper. It's enough for me. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:52:27 AM 847 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 915 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 918 Views
So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 792 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 506 Views
Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 845 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 814 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 456 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 569 Views
*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 498 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 490 Views
Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 525 Views
I do think some of this is specifically American and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:26:33 PM 920 Views
Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 923 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 880 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 913 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 899 Views
America and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere puts a higher valuer on liberty *NM* random thoughts - 19/10/2017 01:53:50 PM 530 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 528 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 941 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 561 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 953 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 945 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 893 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 805 Views
damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 463 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 902 Views
Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 817 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 869 Views
I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 852 Views
I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 973 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 881 Views
Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 817 Views
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