Post by Earthrise on Jul 18, 2004 21:42:05 GMT
Tisk tisk Charles,
Very poor form trying to spin bullying into a progressive phenomenon. College hazing, Navy equatorial pranks, British upper-class school hijinks and bullying in general have nothing to do with liberal politics, quite the opposite. This kind of aggressive domination is a symptom of our exploitative society, where weaker and minority people are vilified and abused by the dominate culture. This kind of behaviour was accepted by society before the liberal 60's and 70's as a rite of passage for young males, to separate the men from the boys. More is done now to highlight bullying and expose it in our society than ever before. And the propagation of liberal "do what ever doesn't hurt others" is actually highlighting bullies and separating their behaviour from what is acceptable in society. I'm supposing the claims of rape, sodomy and murder in Abu Ghraib are also acceptable and defined as college pranks.
The clue to the truth is conservatives calling torture and abuse "hazing". When they go to hell, I expect Satan to have them lining up next to a pot of boiling tar, a big sack full of feathers while he wields a large beach bat. Of course, the conservatives will be dressed in orange jumpsuits, wearing black masks and have electrodes attached to their genitals.
When poorer people are held in such contempt and live in such demeaning conditions, it raises the incidence of domestic violence. When young boys are being beaten at home, or having their female family members abused by domineering men, why wouldn’t it end up in the schoolyard; we are a product of our environment. When you dominate and abuse other countries as a nation, is it any wonder children act it out in the playground? When you live in a culture of fear and suspicion of minorities, it is bound to end up being acted out on the weaker in society.
Bayne, as you said, if you had a gun, you would of used it. The Columbine kids did.
Earthrise
Very poor form trying to spin bullying into a progressive phenomenon. College hazing, Navy equatorial pranks, British upper-class school hijinks and bullying in general have nothing to do with liberal politics, quite the opposite. This kind of aggressive domination is a symptom of our exploitative society, where weaker and minority people are vilified and abused by the dominate culture. This kind of behaviour was accepted by society before the liberal 60's and 70's as a rite of passage for young males, to separate the men from the boys. More is done now to highlight bullying and expose it in our society than ever before. And the propagation of liberal "do what ever doesn't hurt others" is actually highlighting bullies and separating their behaviour from what is acceptable in society. I'm supposing the claims of rape, sodomy and murder in Abu Ghraib are also acceptable and defined as college pranks.
The clue to the truth is conservatives calling torture and abuse "hazing". When they go to hell, I expect Satan to have them lining up next to a pot of boiling tar, a big sack full of feathers while he wields a large beach bat. Of course, the conservatives will be dressed in orange jumpsuits, wearing black masks and have electrodes attached to their genitals.
When poorer people are held in such contempt and live in such demeaning conditions, it raises the incidence of domestic violence. When young boys are being beaten at home, or having their female family members abused by domineering men, why wouldn’t it end up in the schoolyard; we are a product of our environment. When you dominate and abuse other countries as a nation, is it any wonder children act it out in the playground? When you live in a culture of fear and suspicion of minorities, it is bound to end up being acted out on the weaker in society.
Bayne, as you said, if you had a gun, you would of used it. The Columbine kids did.
Earthrise