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May I respectfully suggest.....

Posted by Winston Smith (A) on September 26, 2014 at 22:06:26

In Reply to: A stark reminder as to how much our schools have been dumbed down.... posted by regmac on September 26, 2014 at 07:36:11:

..... that the issue is one of self-motivation and personal responsibility. And those character traits must be carefully developed in kids by good parenting, fine schooling, and a decent government/social network (with parenting being far and away the most critical of all.)

Sadly, though, all three (good parenting/schooling/governance) are sorely lacking in today's America.

Yet we can all point to pockets of success, even in the most adverse of situations and circumstances. And that means that for motivated and responsible people, opportunities still abound. Which, in turn does provide some hope for our collective future.

But the odds are stacked against today's western youth, especially America's, as the media is there to hypnotize and mesmerize them on a minute-by-minute basis, and these powerful institutions of information control don't disappoint one whit. Kids and young adults in the USA and most other western nations, are being made into passive observers in life, infinitely more now than was ever possible in human history previously. And this frightening trend will only get ever more intense and focused. Mind control is everywhere, euphemistically called 'advertising'. Always has been, but never on this scale, or with this depth of subliminal reach and reinforcement. We are in uncharted waters, socially and psychologically. (Bernays, however, would be mighty proud.)

Thus, to take back our kids, we must first take back their minds. And that means being strong, being contrary, being involved, being concerned, being tough, hell, just BEING A GOOD PARENT! And that is where so many families slip up: discipline and reinforcement of critical character development is simply not happening,. And this is not good news, as these very character traits are indispensable foundations to any nation's long-term success. Lose them and you lose the future.

Not so much in the Third World, though. There they don't have it anywhere near as easy as their American fat-cat cousins. So they are HUNGRY. Hungry for success, for a better life. Hungry for what Americans take for granted everyday: opportunities. ANY opportunity.

This hunger requires third world parents and their kids on a daily basis to tightly focus on and fight for a better life, which in turn inevitably requires those key qualities of self-discipline and self-control. Apparently, many third world parents are fully aware of this, and enthusiastically pursue such a course with their children. And it shows in their relative scholastic achievement levels, versus American kids.

Parents MUST push their kids, if they love them and want what is best for them. Push them hard. Push them to be responsible; to be thoughtful and creative; to be honest, just and fair; to be strong and decent with good self-esteem; and most importantly, to be hard working. Sadly, just the opposite is happening in most American households today, which does not bode well.

America is in full-on decadence mode currently, while these hungry kids in these 'developing nations' are kicking some severe ass, education and motivation-wise, and America's unrivaled international dominance is clearly in their collective cross-hairs.

Competition is getting tougher and tougher. We'll see how America fares in the decades ahead.

But forget the government or the media or the church or the schools. How YOUR kids come out is entirely up to YOU and the amount of HARD WORK you are willing to put into being a parent!

It's all up to us. And we have only ourselves to blame if it all comes tumbling down around us.

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