09-19-2022, 06:17 PM
(09-19-2022, 07:31 AM)Snarl Wrote:(09-19-2022, 04:03 AM)Ninurta Wrote:(09-19-2022, 02:12 AM)NightskyeB4Dawn Wrote: They are telling them they don't have to listen to their parents.
I recall my ma, and grandma making the same observation on then-current trends that you make here.
Quote:You can't warn the youth because they won't listen.
You are correct that the majority of today's youth is entirely unprepared for what is coming.
Quote:Hard times make hard men.
So, it may not really take that many. There are those out there, like Snarl's son in law, and my son, who just ain't gonna play the game by someone else's rules, no matter what outlets they try to release those rules on. They were raised differently, and will act accordingly when the chips are in.
During the Revolution, only 3% were hard core, and they changed the world
You'd probably adopt my son if you met him. LOL
My son-in-law is pretty damned liberal ... so we have some lively discussions about things. I know him as an idealist and he knows me as a realist. He's coming around pretty fast.
See? He's becoming that stodgy old curmudgeon that all his peers warned him about, right before your very eyes!
It happens to almost everyone as they get older and gain more experience of the world. They realize their ideals are unworkable, they become disillusioned and turn into practical realists.
Plus, you are obviously a bad influence on the poor boy.
Keep up the good work!
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’