@cabbagedad posted:Man, RJM, I REALLY wish a larger majority of adults knew HOW to be adults and we could take that path with most of today's issues. Unfortunately, decades of repeated behavior of far too many have proven otherwise and forced the need for more and more rules, laws, law enforcement, regulations...
Drugs, crime, abuse, cheating, polluting, driving recklessly, serving spoiled food, neglecting own children, infringing on rights of others, excessive drinking, cheating the government, corporate cheating, extreme unhealthy lifestyles, etc.
And, yeah, I'd love to buy into the conservative thought that we could take things into our own hands with these problems. But again, far too many of those same people doing the same $h!tty stuff above would also be taking things into their own hands.
I do believe it all starts at home. But, hell, the government even has to show 1/3 of society how to be decent parents and spouses. And probably another 1/3 need help but won't get it or take it.
No easy answers out there.
So the dumb ones don’t make it. It’s the culling of the herd.