Steven, as usual you are right on target and certainly with insights I resonate with. We have been in this situation for about 30 or 40 years so I guess it may take that long or longer to fix the problem. That will not happen with the progressive (read socialist/Marxist/communist) party in power, so the first step is to take the government and country back in the coming elections. Next is to elect candidates who will help get this done. Thirdly is to get the country, it’s economy and it’s educational systems back on track.
Excellent commentary on what may well be the largest problem our society faces today. If boys and girls are not taught to respect authority beginning with their parents, God, school teachers, police, and other proper authority figures while they are very young they will remain outliers their entire life. Outliers can be very dangerous as they tend to prey on the rest of us. They beat wives and children unmercifully, they refuse to obey their bosses and eventually become unemployable, drugs become their pacifiers and violence becomes their language of choice.
Our woke culture is creating a society of monsters, but the trend began long before woke became a movement and it started with parents who never grew up themselves and should not be having children. These children can become disruptive and sadly some parents will fight for the "right" of the child to do whatever they wish to anyone they wish.
America's infatuation with sports allows plenty of dangerous youths to hide behind their athletic abilities. Schools all to often overlook the violent actions of excellent athletes a few of which will rape, violate, and abuse others. Most athletes are not bullies but not dealing with those who are is unacceptable.
The bully problem can be solved but courts must allow corporal punishment to return to our schools and homes. This punishment must be used with restraint never temper influenced, never with violent intent, never with vengeance in mind, and never wielded by rascists, by sexual monsters, by men attempting to look powerful and force respect instead of earning it.
Today's bullies are viscious, sociopathic, occasionally psychopathic, mental weaklings who find pleasure in others pain. If not helped and cured while they are young their brutality will increase and the damage done to their victims will eventually lead to murder. In my youth bullies were usually dealt with by the person being bullied standing up to the bully with their fists. Now a child protecting themselves will be expelled from schools and children's organizations. Sadly guns and knives are so commonplace that a bully or a victim can become a killer all to easily.
Weapons are not the problem but children, youths, and adults who were never taught to respect these weapons and to never use them inappropriately become much more dangerous when they have a weapon.
All school shooters are not bullied but a substantial group of them suffered a great deal of bullying before they became violent. School systems must open their eyes to see whats happening and then immediately deal with it. If parents will not cooperate with the school then the bullies should be removed from the house they are living in and placed in the care of loving, mild mannered rehabilitative centers that specialize in resocializing the child. Fining parents who fail to properly love and care for their children and often bully their own offspring is appropriate as is jailtime in severe cases.
Ultimately the only real solution is a change in the heart of people including our national leaders.
Children have the need to belong to something. If that need isn't provided at home, they will go to other places to fulfill that need. At home, there should be set rules for all in the family. When young ones - and the whole family - have rules and boundaries, there is a feeling of unity and belonging. As much as children complain about this and that, their discipline shows they are loved and a part of something bigger. When left on their own - they have no direction or guidance and end up selfishly thinking only about themselves and what they want. Then they will be misguided.
Steven, as usual you are right on target and certainly with insights I resonate with. We have been in this situation for about 30 or 40 years so I guess it may take that long or longer to fix the problem. That will not happen with the progressive (read socialist/Marxist/communist) party in power, so the first step is to take the government and country back in the coming elections. Next is to elect candidates who will help get this done. Thirdly is to get the country, it’s economy and it’s educational systems back on track.
Mike Werneke
Excellent commentary on what may well be the largest problem our society faces today. If boys and girls are not taught to respect authority beginning with their parents, God, school teachers, police, and other proper authority figures while they are very young they will remain outliers their entire life. Outliers can be very dangerous as they tend to prey on the rest of us. They beat wives and children unmercifully, they refuse to obey their bosses and eventually become unemployable, drugs become their pacifiers and violence becomes their language of choice.
Our woke culture is creating a society of monsters, but the trend began long before woke became a movement and it started with parents who never grew up themselves and should not be having children. These children can become disruptive and sadly some parents will fight for the "right" of the child to do whatever they wish to anyone they wish.
America's infatuation with sports allows plenty of dangerous youths to hide behind their athletic abilities. Schools all to often overlook the violent actions of excellent athletes a few of which will rape, violate, and abuse others. Most athletes are not bullies but not dealing with those who are is unacceptable.
The bully problem can be solved but courts must allow corporal punishment to return to our schools and homes. This punishment must be used with restraint never temper influenced, never with violent intent, never with vengeance in mind, and never wielded by rascists, by sexual monsters, by men attempting to look powerful and force respect instead of earning it.
Today's bullies are viscious, sociopathic, occasionally psychopathic, mental weaklings who find pleasure in others pain. If not helped and cured while they are young their brutality will increase and the damage done to their victims will eventually lead to murder. In my youth bullies were usually dealt with by the person being bullied standing up to the bully with their fists. Now a child protecting themselves will be expelled from schools and children's organizations. Sadly guns and knives are so commonplace that a bully or a victim can become a killer all to easily.
Weapons are not the problem but children, youths, and adults who were never taught to respect these weapons and to never use them inappropriately become much more dangerous when they have a weapon.
All school shooters are not bullied but a substantial group of them suffered a great deal of bullying before they became violent. School systems must open their eyes to see whats happening and then immediately deal with it. If parents will not cooperate with the school then the bullies should be removed from the house they are living in and placed in the care of loving, mild mannered rehabilitative centers that specialize in resocializing the child. Fining parents who fail to properly love and care for their children and often bully their own offspring is appropriate as is jailtime in severe cases.
Ultimately the only real solution is a change in the heart of people including our national leaders.
Children have the need to belong to something. If that need isn't provided at home, they will go to other places to fulfill that need. At home, there should be set rules for all in the family. When young ones - and the whole family - have rules and boundaries, there is a feeling of unity and belonging. As much as children complain about this and that, their discipline shows they are loved and a part of something bigger. When left on their own - they have no direction or guidance and end up selfishly thinking only about themselves and what they want. Then they will be misguided.
Dan