Semi-OT: Lawmaker wants anonymous posting to be illegal

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:55:55AM -0400, Fairlight wrote:
> 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-."

"Am I making myself *fairly* clear, here?"
 -- Navy Capt. Fairleigh Copeland in Flight_Of_The_Intruder, I think.
    (Pun entirely unintentional, as far as I can tell, and ghod help
    you if you caught it and chuckled when it was *you* he was talking
    to.  Garden spots like Diego Garcia...)
    
> 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.

You bet.

As much of a whack-job as he has since turned into, "Reverend" James
Dobson's 60s era Dare_To_Discipline is actually an *excellent* book.

> 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.

First man invents a time machine, give him a sniper rifle and send him
back to whack Benjamin Spock.

About 2 years before his first book came out.

> 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.

Concur entirely.

Cheers,
-- jra
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