Indeed we try to sanitize existence for children in the hopes of retaining their innocence. All it does, meanwhile, is create resentment as we learn we've been lied to.
People think I am strange for not believing in history per my indoctrination, but the way I saw it was that they lied. Thanksgiving, xmas, tooth fairies and other stories fabricated to gain my cooperation. I was super resentful as a teenager as a result.
The problem is the denial. Most people accept what is told to them as fact. The question to ask is cui bono, or who benefits? Where's the money?
Well said, @prufarchy. "Fabricated to gain cooperation." Same old theme, isn't it?
If the method isn't broke why fix it, I guess they believe. Meanwhile, maybe if children saw bayoneted victims of war they'd be less inclined to glorify it later in life, when it's gussied up in patriotic clothing.
I agree completely.
Indeed, it is because children are more innocent, that we have an obligation to tell them the truth. It is more deceitful to lie to a gullible child than to lie to a jaded adult because the child will be more deceived. If you think about it, the only real way to preserve someone's childlike trust is to tell them the truth. Lying to preserve someone's innocence is a contradiction in terms.
Yes indeed. We have no option but to explain to them the truth in its entirety and hope they have the childlike innocence to see a solution where we only see obstacle
It's a shame that we convert our only hope into our mirror image