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Originally Posted by Circlehook
Kids these days have to go to counseling for fistfights. I remember a kid stealing my lunch in 6th grade, and I punched him. He gave it back.
Today the kids are expected to go to the office and fill out a mediation form.
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back in the day, elementary in the 60's ~ 70's,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
who remembers, "Meet me at the flagpole at 3 OH CLOCK!!"
you went toe to toe, bloodied sum chumps lip, or dotted his eye, or you took a beating, and it was over! the next day, you were best buds or at the very least allies. My Dad always told me, "Don't start the fight, Jess, but you make damn sure you FINISH it!" Momma alwasy said, "It takes a bigger man to walk away from a fight than it does to start one."
these days,,,,,,,,,,,,,,if a kid loses a fight, then he's back the next day with a posse and weapons ready to
take his classmates LIFE! what's up with the score of adults that have gone postal over the years and walk into a place of business to open fire?
i partially blame first person shooter games and their desensitization of murder, the promotion of gang mentality in them and on network TV, and the positive reinforcement of attaining levels of advancement, increased stature, and points for killing, PEOPLE!! dinosaurs, aliens, zombies, etc notsomuch; yet, when so little value is given to humanity, and a me first culture exists, and the revenge at all costs mentality is how one wins and the way one deals with adversity starts to permeate the cerebrum~~~ it's no wonder, to me, that we've seen such total disregard for one another, at least on some levels, and perhaps more than we'll ever know. i understand that some peeps are just wired WRONGLY. it just seems too prevalent to be just THAT~ "insane in the membrane".
sorry for the tangents. in my mind, it ALL relates!!??