=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Iain (BCC)(Psychology masters student)=A0an int=
eresting
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 thought to ponder (although you have probably done=
 so muchly already).

> >if you want to blame anyone, don't blame the
> > children - we made them the way they are.

> definitely agreed with this too :)

You'll definitely get criticism on that statement :-).

Life is more complex than that, of course.
There is no doubt that parents and society have had foundational
influences on the current generations.
And also no doubt that they are responsible for dealing well with what
we have done to them :-).

Many will complain loudly re at the suggestion that we oldies are to
blame for the way the more recent generations have turned out. And i
have sympathy with such complaints. BUT, consider:

How is it that we can apply "Gen X" and "post modern" and similar
labels and actually see quite clear demarcations and traits which
apply to the large majority of a whole generation, and then change
again for the next one? How can we reasonably escape a significant
part of "the blame" for how a generation turns out when a whole
generation does turn out in some consistent manner.

if eg Olin or I were representative of the norm of our generation then
both WE and our ancestors would be to blame. Fortunately for all the
broke the mold when both Olin and I were made and we are largely to
blame for our own sins :-).

Not quite so much so Gen X etc. Alas.



=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Russell

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