Originally Posted by Risen
I took the time to read the piece, and I support the perspective that he railed on the youth using words and accusative assumptions I do not appreciate. I also hold that he railed on others as well and in the same vein if not to the same numeric quantity. I found his line that we were so busy winning the arguments that we forgot to solve the problem to be incredibly accurate and self-prophetic.
But I took most of the man-child commentary to be more targeted towards the youth's upbringing and a commentary on our collective social posture today. Not all, certainly. But enough so that I paused to ask myself:
Should any child be permitted, supported or even encouraged to do this shit?
Is this to become the right of passage for our nation - go find someone who differs in political, religious or ethical belief and murder him or her to be considered an adult?
If any of us truly answer yes to either or both of those questions, I would have to say the youth is not the problem.
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