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American Teens Lie, Steal, Cheat At 'Alarming' Rates: Study
Breitbart.com ^
| December 1, 2008
| unattributed
Posted on 12/02/2008 6:51:45 AM PST by truthkeeper
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"Despite these high levels of dishonesty, these same kids have a high self-image when it comes to ethics."
Some 93 percent of students indicated satisfaction with their own character and ethics, with 77 percent saying that "when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know."
To: truthkeeper
Jeeze, with a title like that, you think they where talking about teenagers or something..
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:52:47 AM PST
by
mnehring
To: truthkeeper
American teenagers lie, steal and cheat more at "alarming rates," a study of nearly 30,000 high school students concluded Monday. It all depends on the definition of "lie, cheat, and steal." /sarc
Seriously, though. America has no moral compass any more, so the statistics in this article aren't that much of a shocker.
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:53:51 AM PST
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: truthkeeper
Well DUH!!! They needed a study for this garbage? Teens lying to their parents, cheating, stealing....BUSH’S fault!
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:54:56 AM PST
by
ladyvet
(WOLVERINES!!!!!)
To: rabscuttle385
Nope. Here’s the “future leaders” pool.
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:54:57 AM PST
by
truthkeeper
(It's the borders, stupid.)
To: mnehrling
Well, at least the kids admit that they lie, cheat and steal!
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:55:10 AM PST
by
Ken522
To: truthkeeper
Sounds like we’re raising a bumper crop of politicians.
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:55:26 AM PST
by
Roccus
(Someday it'll all make sense.............maybe.)
To: truthkeeper
The fruits of secularism.
Some 93 percent of students indicated satisfaction with their own character and ethics, with 77 percent saying that "when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know."
Of course they are - after all they are worried about global warming.
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:55:38 AM PST
by
jtal
To: Ken522
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:55:57 AM PST
by
truthkeeper
(It's the borders, stupid.)
To: truthkeeper
American teenagers lie, steal and cheat more at "alarming rates,"...and they feel good about themselves while doing so. Tolerance trumps virtue and feelings, intelligence.
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:56:36 AM PST
by
AD from SpringBay
(We deserve the government we allow.)
To: truthkeeper
This is just liberal education. If all values are equal, then there can be no such thing as deficient ethics. That can only be true if you believe in moral absolutes. So what are liberal educators worried about? This is exactly what they've taught children to believe: situational ethics. And now they're shocked? Tsk, tsk, tsk!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:56:53 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: AD from SpringBay
Of course. They're behaving exactly the way liberals think they should behave. Or where they meant to hear a different message?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:58:24 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: AD from SpringBay
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:58:40 AM PST
by
Niuhuru
(Fine, I'm A Racist and Proud Of It!)
To: truthkeeper
The future is already here, these types of kids have been turning into leaders for decades, denying accountability and ruining the ethical underpinnings that once held this country together. Witness Clinton, who (barf alert) “taught” all middle schoolers that oral sex isn’t sex, or Teddy K, who taught a generation that you can get away with manslaughter if you know the right people.
And on and on.....
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:59:10 AM PST
by
Melinda
To: truthkeeper
Role models: Politicians, Athletes, Entertainers, public school Teachers
Parents work long hours, few people go to church.
Where do we expect kids to learn how to be decent humans???
To: truthkeeper
When everyone defines what is right and good for themselves, they invariably define their own behavior as right and good. This is the goal of the post-modernist movement.
And how would you expect teens to act today when over half the country subscribes to an ideology that promotes the flagrant defiant violation of all of God’s commandments?
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:59:31 AM PST
by
MrB
(The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
To: truthkeeper
... In other late breaking developments, water is wet, fire is hot and flies like crap like this study ...
... Film at 11!!!
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posted on
12/02/2008 6:59:50 AM PST
by
Mr. Jazzy
(Happy 233rd Birthday, USMC!!!)
To: truthkeeper
This comes with the me, me, me mentality. The teenagers of today have got to realize that the world doesnt revolve around them.
To: truthkeeper
so America’s youth IS corrupt-well I guess that all depends on what the meaning of the word “IS” is.
To: truthkeeper
Well.. when they see politicians stealing elections; their sports idols cheat by taking performance-enhancing drugs; parents cheat on each other — it’s all reflective of society in general. What do we expect???
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posted on
12/02/2008 7:03:04 AM PST
by
ScottinVA
(Gloucester County, VA -- Standing for America! 63% for McCain-Palin on 4 Nov)
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