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Pete C.

wrote:

On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:36:23 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote:

Ed Huntress wrote:

"Pete C." wrote in message
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cavelamb wrote:

Ed Huntress wrote:

Unless, of course, they see it as protecting their children from
political propaganda...

You're being much too reasonable here, Iggy. Get with the program. The
idea
is to teach your kids that the president is evil, and that they're not
allowed to listen to him because your little mind can't take it.

That's how you raise good little narrow-minded conservatives. It's the
American way.

We were both mumbling over a tongue in cheek.

But what you wrote here, probably also TiC, is way too true to be funny.

This is exactly how biases are passed from one generation to the next.
Racism, hatred, political posture, heck, even TV shows and beer
preferences.

Children learn by watching (and listening to) parents.

And the cleaver little brutes can tell the difference between what
parents say
and what they do.

Richard

The funny thing is, I watched and listened to my parents, exercised my
critical thinking skills, and made my own decisions. I adopted very
little from my parents actually.

They're probably how your critical thinking skills came about. Also, your
belief that you can make your own decisions.

Probably not, as I've had those skills from day zero. I've been
exercising those skills and making my own decisions regardless of any
external pressure pretty much since I had language.

Either you are "funnin us" or you must have been a truly obnoxious
brat.

Nope, it's true, and I wasn't obnoxious. I am now that I'm old and
crotchety however.