WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE???????
Where I Lie on the Political Compass - Part 2 Where I Lie On the Political Compass - Part 1 covered my opinions on issues such as taxes, welfare, public education/vouchers, and women's rights/women's liberation. If you missed Part 1 of this article, you may read it by clicking here. Part 2 covers my views on abortion, child discipline, affirmative action, and gay rights. Abortion- I am Pro-choice, plain and simple. Although I do have to say I do not support late term abortions…I mean come on. If a woman wants to have an abortion, do it and get it over with asap. Why wait 6 months into the pregnancy to decide “Hmm, I don’t want to have a child.” At that point, I say tough shit. Make up your mind during the first trimester or live with the consequences. Child discipline- When I think back to when my brother and I were little kids, I can say with great confidence that what kept us in line was knowing that if we caused trouble, my dad would’ve gotten out “the strap” and whooped our asses up and down the street. We weren't abused, by any stretch. We knew our limits, and we knew the consequences. The consequences were not being able to sit for the next day because our asses would have red strap marks on them…and well deserved! I firmly believe that children absolutely must have some kind of consequence to fear. Taking away the tv for a day isn’t going to cut it. Parents have lost all sense of how to discipline kids, and those who haven’t are too afraid of their next door neighbors calling the cops and crying child abuse. It’s absolutely ridiculous. Anyone who can’t see the correlation between the decline of discipline (including spanking) and the rise of wild, out of control children is a complete imbecile. Parents need to be stern, plain and simple. I’m not saying every parent needs to spank his kids. What I am saying is there must be some kind of consequence for a child to fear. The problem today is that parents don’t stick to their punishments. If your kids screws up big time, and you swear to the heavens above that they will not leave their room for one week with no tv, no internet, no ANYTHING except school books, then make sure that is exactly what happens! Don’t give in 2 days later because you feel bad for the kid. This is how a human being learns. If a dog tries to cross an “invisible” dog fence and gets zapped, I promise you, he will learn to stop trying to cross the fence in order to avoid the zapping. If your child misbehaves and gets a week without any luxuries except school work (or whatever punishment that will hurt), I promise you, he will stop misbehaving. If you threaten a certain punishment and then give in 2 days through, the kid will learn that and will always remember “Well who cares if I screw up and piss of my parents. They'll give in after 2 days anyway...that’s not so bad.” If spanking is the punishment of choice, then by all means, I am for it. And let’s get straight that spanking is entirely different than child abuse. If spanking doesn’t work, than that is not the method for you, so find another method. The point is that the punishment be severe enough that the child does not want to experience it again, and therefore won’t behave in ways that will result in said punishment. In my case (and many cases of people of my generation), my fear was getting my ass whooped. Kids need to have something to fear, or else why behave? In order to prepare for life, they MUST learn that every action results in a consequence. A negative action results in an undesirable consequence, and a positive action results in a desirable consequence. That isn’t so tough, is it? Apparently it is, because parents today have absolutely no idea how to discipline a child. Here’s a great example: The other day, my best friend and I were in Toys R’ Us, and as we were waiting in the check-out line, a kid approximately 3 years old and his father were standing behind us. The kid must’ve had at least 6 video games in his arms (mistake #1 on the father’s part) and dropped them all on the floor. So instead of the father telling the child to pick up the games and hand them over for him to hold, what does the father do? He asks…..yes, ASKS the kid “Can I hold those now? Come on, why don’t you let me hold them now?” WHAT????????? Since when do fathers ask their 3 year old’s permission to do anything? If that were me, I’d say “Okay, please pick up those games and I will hold them until we get home.” END OF STORY! There should be no negotiation. 3 year olds should NOT be allowed to negotiate with their parents AND be the deciding party in the negotiating!!! What is WRONG with people? This is the problem with many parents today. They allow their children to negotiate with them (and usually win) starting at literally age 2, and it is truly sickening. No wonder why kids today have no respect for authority, rules, and laws. NO WONDER! And I am so sick of people claiming child abuse when a parent is trying to discipline his/her child. Give me a break. Don’t cry abuse unless it truly is abuse. True abuse is a horrible thing and needs to be reported immediately, but let’s please remember the boy who cried wolf. Report real child abuse and save the poor child from his terrible situation, but leave the parent who is simply disciplining his or her child alone…and use some common sense in deciding which is which. In my opinion, not disciplining a child is more harmful and more abusive than spanking ever could be. A parent not teaching his or her child how to respect rules and regulations is doing a huge disservice to the child and his or her future. Affirmative action- A.K.A. reverse racism. Affirmative action does nothing but keep racism alive and active. Entrances to school or consideration for employment should be based on qualifications ONLY. In fact, school and job applications should be accepted without names on them, just code numbers. The acceptance of an applicant should be based on skill, experience, and overall qualifications that would best suit the position without any knowledge or consideration of race, gender, nationality, or sexual preference. THAT is true equality. That is considering the ability of the human being without letting factors that weren’t chosen nor can be changed come into play. There should be no quotas for females, African-Americans, Hispanics, etc. The best, most qualified applicant should win, period. Gay rights- I don’t give a rat’s ass what
you do in your bedroom…do whatever you want, love whoever you want.
I do, however, resent it when people insist of throwing their lifestyles
in my face in an obnoxious and ridiculous way. Have your pride parades…I
think it is wonderful to be proud of who you are and what you believe
in, but for cripes sake, act like civilized human beings! Some people
just can’t accept alternative lifestyles yet. Maybe they never will,
but in the US of A, they have that right, just like gay people have the
right to be gay and express their pride. You should respect their beliefs,
even though you don’t agree with them, just as they should respect
your lifestyles, even if they don’t agree with them. But do not
expect anyone to respect you and your lifestyles and beliefs if you are
going to throw it into their faces uninvited. You are not helping your
cause by forcing people who are unwilling to understand to deal with something
they are not ready to deal with. Live and let live…be proud, live
your life the way you want, but do not force it upon others. In this country,
we all have the right to believe what we want and disagree with what we
want. If you expect you lifestyle to be respected, then respect those
who choose to disagree. U.S. Military- I am a HUGE supporter of our military. Our military should be funded as much as possible. Our military staying strong is crucial to our future, especially in this day and age of terrorism. We must stay the most powerful and most feared military in the world, or else we are pretty much screwed. In the words of Caligula, “Oderint dum metuant,” translated “Let them hate us, so long as they fear us.” War veterans are one of the only groups I think should receive government financial aid. That’s the least we can do to thank them for risking their lives for their country. The salaries of our military personnel are shameful. These men and women put their lives on the line so that the people of our country can live free, yet they barely make enough money to support a family. Yet there are many, many people who swing a bat for a living or throw a ball through a hoop for a living who make millions per year. Don’t get me wrong, I am a HUGE fan of professional sports, however I find it sad that someone who runs with a football makes 10 times more than our commander in chief and the men and women who risk their lives daily for the freedom of our country. And don’t even get me started on Hollywood. These idiots pretend to be someone else for a living, and make 20 million per film to do so! These same morons are the ones who are anti-war and who support the cutting of military funding. I love pro sports and admire the incredible talent among today’s professional athletes, but they are not heroes. The real heroes in this country are the men and women of our military who put their lives on the line so that the assholes who protest with their signs and their banners and their duct tape across their mouths can act as retarded as they want to act. If it weren’t for all of our fallen war veterans from the Civil War up until the recent war in Iraq, the Hollywood morons and the Marxist liberals in this country wouldn’t be able to protest shit without getting publicly stoned to death. Ungrateful whiny bitches. I SUPPORT OUR MILITARY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT! To be continued. In the next article, I will pick up with immigration/our borders, foreign aid, the death penalty, and criminal punishment vs. rehabilitation. Email Missa with any comments at: missa.capozzo@verizon.net |
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