[sinkspur]

The parent is THE authority figure, all others should be below their parents, and if what they say/do goes against the parents personal belief system, its no business of yours to stop them or to ridicule them for them telling their kids.

Teaching young people to view adults as lacking integrity because one opposes their politics is the height of cynicism.

I'm not ridiculing anybody; I'm just disagreeing with The Duke. He can raise his kids however he wants.

If my boys become disillusioned with politicians, let them do it the way I did it: on my own, as an adult. I taught them to respect adults and their opinions.

No wonder young people don't vote; why should they if all they've heard from their parents is that elected officials are crooks and untrustworthy?

[rb22982]

Um Where did he say the reason he said that was because he disagreed with their politics. I infered from what he wrote that he meant because of their actions.

[Dec31,1999]

No wonder young people don't vote; why should they if all they've heard from their parents is that elected officials are crooks and untrustworthy?

Yes, but not trusting government is as American as apple pie. Isn't that what the founding fathers had in mind?

If not, why then the system of checks and balances?

[gunshy]

Hey sinkspurt, Bush has no integrity. He has gone back on his campaign promises and he has violated his oath to support the constitution. Why should anybody believe in this person?