I love reading this article and then reading all comments that support it.
I laugh to myself as I think, “idiots.”
You do not understand the world. You young millennials are the equivalent of a 3rd grader saying “never hit someone.” All the grown-ups think “aww, precious” or “isn’t that sweet” because — simpletons have this ideology of how something should be, despite how something is.
Even now you may be sitting there saying, “yeah! You never should hit anyone, jackass!” or “maybe children are right, their minds haven’t had a chance to become corrupt.” But all of the grown ups — at least the ones that have seen the world or that have had experiences — know there are times when hitting is perfectly acceptable.
I’m sure if you took a minute to consider the opposing point of view, you think of some too. Let’s try an exercise — when would hitting be acceptable? Maybe to stop an assailant from raping someone, perhaps in defense to fight for your life, perhaps when someone doesn’t accept “no” as an answer, maybe for negative reinforcement of punishment.
Your message isn’t about hitting someone or playing nice with others, but that’s the only simpleminded analogy that I could think of as I was encumbered with emotions after reading these comments and your initial post.
Your judgement of others is black and white. In your mind, they’re killers or they aren’t. That thinking childish. The world is not so binary and its not about killing brown people or starving their citizens.
Old people are tired of seeing SAT tests dumbed down, of millennials becoming boomerangers, of snowflakes acting like they understand the world so much better (from the comfort of their own homes). Perhaps these so-called young millennials should do a little more introspection on their own generation and how they are failing to meet the quality and standards of their forebears.
At the very least, read on your history (and not only the kind that you agree with). If you want to be honest, you have to consider both sides and you have to understand preconditions. The effects don’t define the story nor the considerations that led to them.
