Any of us who agreed with behavior that is conducive to divorce/cohabitation are guilty of having contributed to the trend. ...ever obviously leered at another man's wife/bed-mate in front of friends? ...ever come to the "rescue" of or agreed with a woman who was complaining about her husband?
You may have heard or read about our US Constitution with regard to debtors' prisons. Many of our soldiers now in Iraq are drawing less pay than they did in their civilian jobs. Those among them who get into arrears on their "child support" (general reapportionment to divorcing women) can be imprisoned when they get home due to our Child Support Act law. Those whose wives have found other men while they were gone and accuse them of domestic violence might also send them to prison by way of our Violence Against Women Act. One such accusation (no court trial and no need for them to be present in court), and one firearm or piece of ammunition found in their possession, and they will be sent to prisons.
Those laws are unconstitutional and are certainly anti-conservative. May all in our country be subject to prisons for any debts, and may all be subject to imprisonments for mere accusations. They deserve it for allowing our Constitution to be trampled against the few.
Our peers continue to be selfish, though their children are most affected by their divorcing/cohabiting behaviors.
"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with." ('Atlas Shrugged' 1957)
Finally I found you! A Boomer who cares for his progeny enough to actually defend them. A Boomer who takes responsibility for enabling the selfish, lazy path many of his generation chose. An honest person. Thank you, thank you.
(FReep me later... I'll put your name one the list of those who will be spared after the Revolution!)
And that is a joke, people! (Perhaps a tasteless one, but *I* thought it was funny as hell!)