godwin_anarchism Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Excellent episode. Stefan says the boomers got the best bag of goodies any generation has had, and enjoyed the most comfortable, peaceful, stable upbringing compared to other generations. So, shouldn't that generation have grown up to have the least amount of "issues" that would be projected onto the State? Yet, Stefan faults them for growing the State the most. How does he reconcile this observation with his theory that improved childhoods = smaller state ? Why did they end up lazy, greedy, and entitled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Buck _BB_ Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I don't recall him mentioning ubringing (childhood) in the poscast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwin_anarchism Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 I don't recall him mentioning ubringing (childhood) in the poscast. It's at the very beginning. starting 02:00 ok, he says they became the most "morally challenged" he blamed it on lack of religion. (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Buck _BB_ Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 He only mentioned "stabe home life" and, while I can't speak for Stef, I can't imagine he had in mind stable upbringing. I'm pretty sure he was talking about the fact that the boomer generation was raised in households where there were two parents with only one working parent... thereby lending one parent to be at home caring for the child(ren). Perhaps he'll clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwin_anarchism Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 he's said many times that being raised by a single parent (mother) was the worst thing that could happen and the most important risk factor in a person's upbringing. with the boomers, there was unprecedented stability in home life - job stability for the father, little divorce, no major wars, no scarcity. He went on on quite a bit about how great they had it compared to any other time in history, very emphatically, so I believe it is significant. In many podcasts, he's stressed how crucial it is to have a parent at home. ... and somehow this produced the "most morally challenged" generation? that contradicts his whole thesis. the only explanation he offers is lack of religion (!), when religiosity is something he's faulted for traumatizing children. ... and if he believes the above is true, wouldn't the single most important factor then be religion/ lack of ... because he says it produced the "most morally challenged" generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Buck _BB_ Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I don't see any contradiction and for sure, lack of religion isn't the only explation he gives. To paraphrase: "The boomer generation had not been raised to defer gratification for the sake of living for others". That has nothing to do with religion, two parents at home, good jobs or peace. But, it has a considerable amount to do with the title of the podcast and how a person structures their moral worldview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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