I am considered a millennial; being born in 1993. I am not a liberal, but rather a libertarian(If I had to give my self a label). I think the major problem with my generation, is the fact that we as a generation ride the trend waves as they come and go and are somewhat afraid to leave the group. With the advent of social media, and it being so prevalent with millennials, everyone scrolls through their feeds hoping they can be more like everyone else which as a result creates a movement. Unfortunately, with today's Hollywood stars being predominately liberal social justice warriors, and having such a massive following on social media, the millennial follows suit and replicates their ideals, proudly. Instead of looking at the actual facts, and studying the geopolitical realm as a whole, my generation would rather stay in their echo chamber of a generation, and feel comforted with the impression that they are "In". However, Just like we saw with the counter-culture movement of the 60s-70s, we will slowly but surely see a lot of millennials, and Generation Z, shift to the right in my opinion. This will be a result of the "nanny-state", and their force-feeding of political correctness, and blatant lies. Let's just hope it happens sooner than later, for all our sake.
The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.
Socrates (469–399 B.C.)
Fascinating.... how something written so long ago, can be so relevant today.
The hardwiring of the wetware of the human mind has not changed in hundreds of centuries.
I love this quote but every time I see it I cannot help but ask: Who raised the children of today?
Who raised the children of today?
As I said in response to another post on Steemit.
Most times simple questions don't have simple answers.
The United States has a third of a billion population comprised of:
White American, European American, or Middle Eastern American: those having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Black or African American: those having origins in any of the native peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Native American or Alaska Native: those having origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central and South America, irrespective of whether they maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian American: those having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Central Asia, North Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islander: those having origins in any of the original peoples of Polynesia, Melanesia, or Micronesia.
Middle Eastern American: Following consultations with MENA organizations, the Census Bureau announced in 2014 that it would establish a new MENA ethnic category for populations from the Middle East, North Africa and the Arab world.[13]
Some other race: respondents may write how they identify themselves, if different from the preceding categories (e. g. Roma or Aborigine). However, 95% of the people who report in this category are Hispanic Mestizos.[3][9][14] This is not a standard OMB race category.[3] Responses have included mixed-race terms such as Métis, Creole, and Mulatto, which are generally considered to be categories of multi-racial ancestry (see below),[15] but, write-in entries reported in the 2000 census also included nationalities (as opposed to ethnicities), such as South African, Belizean, or Puerto Rican, as well as other terms for mixed-race groups like Wesort, Melungeon, mixed, interracial, and others.
Two or more races, widely known as multiracial: those who check off and/or write in more than one race. There is no option labelled "two or more races" or "multiracial" on census and other forms; people who report more than one of the foregoing six options are classified as people of "two or more races" in subsequent processing. Any respondent may identify with any number, up to all six, of the racial categories.
They all have different 'sub-cultures', different ethnicities, different heritages.
Is it accurate to suppose that they all raise their children the same?
Of course, no one is raised the same way. But with the difference in child rearing around the world, why is the quote relevant everywhere? Environment and technology (Our generation, the internet) definitely also impacts development. My question can be analysed in the broad sense but is still relevant to each individual. If a parent or adult group does not like how a child turned out, question not only why the child is as it is but also the environment and people that raised it.
The most destructive thing for a child, for example, is growing up in a broken home without role-models. Should we not rather ask, 'why is the previous generation so eager to abandon their children?'.
'why is the previous generation so eager to abandon their children?'
is that true?
Or did you hear about it on CNN?
I do not believe that is true universally, no, and CNN is the last source I would trust. The fact is though, every culture and society around the world is affected by role-models. The most prominent and ideally present of which should be the parents. In the absence of parents, at least some positive role-model. Society these days seem to revolve around the individual instead of society or community, so naturally the next generation will be affected. But where are the role-models? Parents?
The internet has become the role-model of Millenials and who can blame them for searching for a role-model? Unfortunately, as we know the internet is toxic. Where are the parents, guardians or role-models that want the perfect next-generation?
I believe I was fortunate and raised well. But there are many who are not and as we know from Feminism, a small group can make a large group look foolish.
as we know the internet is toxic.
Check your assumptions.
Is TV toxic? Are movies? Are books?
Well yes actually. Once again, I am not generalising, but is '50 shades of gray' not toxic? Is some of the BS media spreads not toxic? The difference is that books and TV as a platform is targeted at specific groups. That is why age restrictions exist.
The internet is still a very new medium that is unfiltered and available to everyone. A 5 year old has no filter online. Please do not misunderstand. The internet as a medium is amazing and should be free and unfiltered.. To ADULTS.