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I still have hope The Shrike Send a noteboard - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM

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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.


That this will eventually resolve. How? I am unsure honestly. Not civilizations have stayed at a peak forever. Someone has to say no. Something has to change.

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Why Are [SOME] Millennials Wary of Freedom? The Shrike - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2705 Views
Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 1160 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 1060 Views
This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 1049 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 683 Views
Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 1057 Views
I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 1072 Views
Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 1019 Views
Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy. Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 1061 Views
Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 968 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 1023 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 1189 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 660 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 632 Views
Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 1033 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 1038 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 1124 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 592 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 609 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 975 Views
I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 1109 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 1116 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 1104 Views
This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 1175 Views
I appreciate your amendment. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1351 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 1048 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 1116 Views
Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 1057 Views
Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 961 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 1052 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 1004 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 945 Views
Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 969 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 1171 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 1076 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 1035 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 1240 Views
Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 957 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 984 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 1046 Views
That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 1033 Views
Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 1224 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 547 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 932 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 976 Views
That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 970 Views
I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 624 Views
Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 1144 Views
Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 1107 Views
HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 570 Views
Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 1079 Views
Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 1025 Views
What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 1000 Views
Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 1008 Views
If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 1003 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 1044 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 932 Views
An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 984 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 951 Views
I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 1158 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 557 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 663 Views
Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 1095 Views
Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 1007 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 992 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 1063 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 999 Views
I apologize before hand Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 1009 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 1005 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 1224 Views
Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 1135 Views
I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 1189 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 1126 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 1212 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 1000 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 550 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 968 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 1045 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 1121 Views
So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 911 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 561 Views
Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 949 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 925 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 508 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 618 Views
*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 554 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 540 Views
Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 588 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 1027 Views
Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 1048 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 1011 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 1047 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 1020 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 600 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 586 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 1054 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 620 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 1078 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 1064 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 1008 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 907 Views
damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 512 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 1009 Views
Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 949 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 992 Views
I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 952 Views
I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 1093 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 991 Views
Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 932 Views
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