With few exceptions, women are ruled by EMOTIONS. So they wind up raising men-children who are ruled by petty emotions, and are governed by emotions. Not my logic, not by rules, laws or culture - but by what they want, and when they want it.
Because they never got the living hell beat out of them my an authority figure, just emotionally abused; they never faced consequences that were logical, methodically planned, and enforced - they never grew up. Without consequences, there is no reason to change.
Robert Heinlein investigated this idea with his novel "Starship Troopers." After the first chapter he says, to the best of my recollection, "humans are of nature, and need physical consequences for their actions."
It was after watching a court-marshalling of soldiers. The soldiers were whipped and dismissed from service.
Now, the novel investigates a society that's structured around an MI complex. Despite the continuous need for war, it shows that citizenship should not just be given; that there should be a real cost (military service) for those who wish to be voting members of society.
I generally agree. The number of people able to learn concrete ideas from abstract lessons is... not enough. And the age at which that part of the brain even engages is ...too old.
Yeah, maybe omit the chapter on beating the "living hell" out of your kids. That sounds jussssst a bit over the top IMHO.
Always remember to leave SOME living hell in them when you're beating them. (Sure, they'll claim their life is a "living hell"; but that's better than having it beaten out of them :)
Plus, actual "beating" may not be necessary and may be counterproductive. Or so I've heard. My ass got beat.
Being abused by your father does not make you a better person. It often just creates a cycle. If your notion of fatherhood is abusing your child, you've got brain damage.
My father tried to kill me. Didn't turn me into a better person. Only thing that stopped the cycle was my mother.
With few exceptions, women are ruled by EMOTIONS. So they wind up raising men-children who are ruled by petty emotions, and are governed by emotions. Not my logic, not by rules, laws or culture - but by what they want, and when they want it.
Because they never got the living hell beat out of them my an authority figure, just emotionally abused; they never faced consequences that were logical, methodically planned, and enforced - they never grew up. Without consequences, there is no reason to change.
You need to write a book on this.
Boys raised without fathers are spoiled brats who do not contribute to society.
Robert Heinlein investigated this idea with his novel "Starship Troopers." After the first chapter he says, to the best of my recollection, "humans are of nature, and need physical consequences for their actions."
It was after watching a court-marshalling of soldiers. The soldiers were whipped and dismissed from service.
Now, the novel investigates a society that's structured around an MI complex. Despite the continuous need for war, it shows that citizenship should not just be given; that there should be a real cost (military service) for those who wish to be voting members of society.
I generally agree. The number of people able to learn concrete ideas from abstract lessons is... not enough. And the age at which that part of the brain even engages is ...too old.
Yeah, maybe omit the chapter on beating the "living hell" out of your kids. That sounds jussssst a bit over the top IMHO.
Always remember to leave SOME living hell in them when you're beating them. (Sure, they'll claim their life is a "living hell"; but that's better than having it beaten out of them :)
Plus, actual "beating" may not be necessary and may be counterproductive. Or so I've heard. My ass got beat.
Point conceded
Discipline is one thing; child abuse is another
“Spare the rod and spoil the child” is more than a fairy tale
AMEN!
Being abused by your father does not make you a better person. It often just creates a cycle. If your notion of fatherhood is abusing your child, you've got brain damage.
My father tried to kill me. Didn't turn me into a better person. Only thing that stopped the cycle was my mother.