Proof towards the rebellion hypothesis
Study: Sexy media triggers promiscuity - Children's Health - MSNBC.com
That's a rather alarming figure. Why, here in the United States, where the moral majority holds such great sway, are kids getting pregnant more than 3x their counterparts in more "liberal" countries like ...well, almost all of Europe. Is it truly all the media's fault? Or should parents hold some of the blame? Or should SOCIETY, in its attempt to repress free expression of all sentient beings in this country, be held to blame?
I think it falls under (d) all of the above. I've seen evidence of what happens when you repress people for extended periods of time. Gorbachev loosened the restraints in the former USSR, and the country collapsed not too long after. Now instead of being "enemies" with a known temperament, we have a multitude of "friends" that we just don't know what they're going to do the next day. I've seen what happens to US sailors after being cooped up in a ship for weeks at a time. We pull in to port for liberty call, and at least 5% or more of the entire enlisted crew...the largest group being between 18 and 25...get into alcohol-related trouble. The Canadians (and the Brits) aren't as anal about alcohol...they sometimes have it right on board!
This is just further proof that the more you try to restrain someone, the more likely they'll either rebel behind your back, or go hog-wild when the reins are finally released. Is this healthy? I don't think we should just let everyone do what they want to do...not by itself. We should educate our youth that they can go ahead and do whatever they want, but to expect that there will be consequenses. Set it up so that they will LEARN from what they do, instead of outright forbidding them from doing it. Because if not given the chance, they may never learn. Experience is always the best teacher.
The teenage pregnancy rate in the United States is three to 10 times higher than that found in other industrialized nations, making that and exposure to sexually transmitted infections a major public health concern, the study said.
That's a rather alarming figure. Why, here in the United States, where the moral majority holds such great sway, are kids getting pregnant more than 3x their counterparts in more "liberal" countries like ...well, almost all of Europe. Is it truly all the media's fault? Or should parents hold some of the blame? Or should SOCIETY, in its attempt to repress free expression of all sentient beings in this country, be held to blame?
I think it falls under (d) all of the above. I've seen evidence of what happens when you repress people for extended periods of time. Gorbachev loosened the restraints in the former USSR, and the country collapsed not too long after. Now instead of being "enemies" with a known temperament, we have a multitude of "friends" that we just don't know what they're going to do the next day. I've seen what happens to US sailors after being cooped up in a ship for weeks at a time. We pull in to port for liberty call, and at least 5% or more of the entire enlisted crew...the largest group being between 18 and 25...get into alcohol-related trouble. The Canadians (and the Brits) aren't as anal about alcohol...they sometimes have it right on board!
This is just further proof that the more you try to restrain someone, the more likely they'll either rebel behind your back, or go hog-wild when the reins are finally released. Is this healthy? I don't think we should just let everyone do what they want to do...not by itself. We should educate our youth that they can go ahead and do whatever they want, but to expect that there will be consequenses. Set it up so that they will LEARN from what they do, instead of outright forbidding them from doing it. Because if not given the chance, they may never learn. Experience is always the best teacher.
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