The last few days it has been running through my head how Progressives look to control you, while Conservatives expect you to control yourself.
A good example of this was presented when CNN seemed to be sympathetic to the criminals, and how their lives were ruined, rather than the fact that they forever scarred a young girl. This is an example of progressive values, where the criminal becomes a faux victim and has a more "worthy" of a story than the actual victim.
It's a slippery slope, but as a society that is teaching kids that "feelings" are more important than a moral code, and at every turn children are confronted with sexuality, then how do we turn around and condemn rapists for acting on what society has been teaching them? (In my opinion we send them to jail for a very long time.)
Twitter was abuzz with things like "Men need to be taught not to rape", but the problem I see here is that it is impossible to teach men "not to rape" without instilling in them a moral code which they can use to fall back on should ever have that inclination. Our behaviours are choices, choices are made by the morals we hold, and when morals are eroded we all suffer in many ways.
Today (March 19/2013) on John Gormley they were talking about "Where were the parents?". Really? I'm a little shocked at this, because since the 80's we have been "Latchkey kids", with most of our time spent removed from any sort of parental guidance. And they also spoke of "friends" stepping up and helping this poor girl, and again I say Really? Never seen or felt "peer pressure"?
Who do we blame? We blame those that commit the crime. However as a social society we all have a vested interest in the well being of our young people, and need to choose the best way to do that. Are "All feelings" valid and actionable, or do we build Morals which say not all feelings are right or valid?
