Semi-OT: Lawmaker wants anonymous posting to be illegal

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When asked his whereabouts on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:04:05AM -0400,
Boaz Bezborodko took the fifth, drank it, and then slurred:
> monitor their activities online and be diplomatic about teaching them 
> what it is they may be dealing with online.

What's with the diplomacy?  Where does that even remotely enter into it?
To quote a fictional two-star General, "That wasn't a request, that was an
-order-, -Major-."

When I was growing up, it was either done right, or seven different
kinds of hell rained down unless there was a damned good reason for
the discrepancy.  No, I wasn't abused.  I was, however, given pretty
unadulterated East Bloc style discipline.  Things were not up for
debate--it was to be done as you were told, without question, period, the
end, and God help you if it wasn't.  That's not to say we didn't have our
rebellious times or do stupid things, but by and large, you walked the line
when it really mattered.  If not because it was the right thing to do,
then because there were actual consequences for your actions that had some
fairly harsh ramifications.  We actually had a sense of consequence
instilled into us.

I'm convinced that the PC, touchy-feely attitude towards how kids are
brought up these days is a large part of why they can't and don't handle
things properly.  Everything is up for discussion, and it's more in line
with psychology's interpersonal therapy style of, "How do you -feel- about
that, Johnny?"  Which is neither here nor there--they may hate how it is
to be done, but if a rule -needs- to be observed then their preference
is wholly irrelevant.  Seems like being their kids' friend is now more
important than bringing them up with a strong sense of right and wrong, not
to mention basic common sense.

Someone needs to give all the parents their feet back so they can put them
down like they used to a generation or two ago.

My $0.02.  YMMV, and probably does.  I already know I'm probably in the
minority--and that's actually probably the root of the problem if you look
at the actions of the majority.

mark->
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"Moral cowardice will surely be written as the cause on the death
certificate of what used to be Western Civilization." --James P. Hogan