tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post1928845442324467157..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: We are childrenLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-64251313271312579992007-08-08T15:15:00.000-06:002007-08-08T15:15:00.000-06:00James: The one thing I've learned in working with ...<B>James</B>: <I>The one thing I've learned in working with adolescents and teens over the years is that they want, more than anything, to know what their place is.</I><BR/><BR/>Good point. I stand corrected.<BR/><BR/><B>whiskeyjack</B>: I have indeed read <A HREF="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/" REL="nofollow">The Authoritarians</A>; I flogged it mercilessly when it came out.<BR/><BR/><I>I, for one, hope that enough people get alarmed enough...</I><BR/><BR/>I hope so too, but I'm not holding my breath. Without the support of any of our institutions, we can no more count on "enough people" than Winston Smith could count on the proletariat.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-9061896104189633642007-08-08T13:22:00.000-06:002007-08-08T13:22:00.000-06:00"The slide into authoritarianism is, at this point...<I>"The slide into authoritarianism is, at this point, inevitable."</I><BR/><BR/>Having read Bob Altmeyer's 'The Authoritarians', I find that prospect extremely depressing. Why is it that this generation is willing to put up with it? Hasn't the appalling record of the current crop of authoritarians been enough to warrant some optimism? <BR/><BR/>I, for one, hope that enough people get alarmed enough to prevent the further encroachment of the authoritarians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-81524009238698736282007-08-08T11:34:00.000-06:002007-08-08T11:34:00.000-06:00I disagree slightly: The one thing I've learned i...I disagree slightly: The one thing I've learned in working with adolescents and teens over the years is that they want, more than anything, to know what their place is. We're like any pack animal in that sense: We need to know who's in charge, or we're going to feel anxiety. We cam be the one in charge, but if we're not, someone else damn well better be.<BR/><BR/>Knowing one is loved is another sense of that same security and belonging.James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.com