Its not cynicism, its moral relativism, and it began when the “as long as I am not hurting anybody, its ok” mentality replaced the 10 commandments mentality in our schools.
Moral relativism is the culprit here, and it was pushed by the same folks who helped satan convince the world he doesn’t exist, nor does hell, and there are no repercussions to sin. If it feels good, do it........
I believe that cynicism is *not* toxic, because it does *not* emerge in a vacuum. It is *not* the cause of the problem, it is a symptom of problems that are far more serious than cynicism.
A good example are parents so opposed to the idea of competition that they prohibit the keeping of scores at their children’s softball game. Their children reject this, because they *want* performance standards, and “cynically” keep score in their heads, which they share with each other, later.
Parents and teachers don’t want their children to eat junk food, so they try and keep it away from them at school. Yet their children “cynically” defeat this idea by one of them buying it on his own, and selling it, at a markup, to their classmates at school.
It goes on and on. Teachers who compromise tests, so that failing students can pass, while at the same time diminishing the success of the good students. Of course this builds resentment and cynicism.
Mandatory “niceness” education sets students against each other, instead of bringing them together, which it was “supposed” to do. By being “cynical” about this, the children are actually *rejecting* reprehensible ideas by their teachers.
For example, forcing non-black students to attend “black history month” events, with the idea of “making” them “appreciate” black history.
What it accomplishes in reality is first, to segregate black students. Second, to point out to others that black students are “different” from them. And third, that other students should resent black students because they are officially to be treated differently.
For students to be completely cynical about this is a profoundly good thing. To be cynical means that they are rejecting segregation, that the color of the black students’ skin isn’t important, and most importantly, that they should not be treated differently because of their race.
So, three cheers for cynicism. Cynicism is a reaction to political correctness, to racism and sexism, to socialism and those who abuse their offices for unethical ends.
And most of all, cynicism is a rejection of those who are too dumb to be cynical, and their dumb ideas.
So, people that cheat in High School (and College) are more likely to become politicians?
This explains Biden and his plagiarism.