At 18:25 07-03-01 -0800, Joshua wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kristin A. Ruhle) wrote:
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>>I think school violence comes from several things put together -- people
>>try to pin the blameon one alone but it is several things interacting:
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>Toss in my favorite: our culture which treats kids like miniature adults -
>foisting off on them all of the responsibilities and lack of regulation
>that we award to adults in our culture.
I think you're on to something here.
>Fixing this might involve time travel - I think the current widespread
>conception of a "soul", independent of knowledge and experience - is an
>element that lead to this,
I'm not sure what you mean by this statement. Could you clarify it?
>combined with such fostering social environments such as Victorian England
>and the liberal 1960's and 1970's.
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>Susan and I were discussing this after watching Starship Troopers, which
>portrays a society where you aren't considered a citizen unless you
>dedicate a certain amount of time to civil service (in that case, the
>military). While there's a terrible danger there of a military-dominated
>society evolving (the point of the movie, if not necessarily the book),
>there is at least the attempt to foster responsibility.
-- Ronn! :)
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