The Decline of Western Civilization

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Gen Z Is the First Generation Dumber Than Their Parents, Neuroscientist Claims

For the first time ever, a new generation is officially dumber than the previous one. Congrats, Gen Z, you really did it.

www.vice.com

With all our technology, we have succeeded in failure. No wonder they enjoyed the Super Bowl halftime. I am going to take a morning nap...

 

[92tide]

kids these days are out of control /s

 

[AWRTR]

You might want to save this post and refer to it when Republicans infringe on your freedoms... You are so focused on the point of attack in front of you that your flank is exposed.

I guess we will see if you are right or if I am. As I see it you are so focused on a Trump boogeyman you are glossing over the more dangerous problem and that is a Democratic Party that is running to the left at an astounding rate. The far left is just as dangerous as all the "fascists" running around everywhere these days.

 

[AWRTR]

Gen Z Is the First Generation Dumber Than Their Parents, Neuroscientist Claims

For the first time ever, a new generation is officially dumber than the previous one. Congrats, Gen Z, you really did it.

www.vice.com

I saw his testimony. It was scary. My wife teaches middle school and I will tell you the stories she comes home with are astounding. These kids are soft as charmin and can't handle anything difficult. They can't take any correction and their parents always defend them. The little monster is always right and the teachers and administrators are always wrong.

My wife teaches history and gave a test. She went over the material and gave them a study guide with the literal answers for the test with instructions to study the guide only. Several failed and then wanted to know if they could get some extra credit work. She told them no, and to study for the next test. It's really sad.

 

[Tidewater]

I saw his testimony. It was scary. My wife teaches middle school and I will tell you the stories she comes home with are astounding. These kids are soft as charmin and can't handle anything difficult. They can't take any correction and their parents always defend them. The little monster is always right and the teachers and administrators are always wrong.

My wife teaches history and gave a test. She went over the material and gave them a study guide with the literal answers for the test with instructions to study the guide only. Several failed and then wanted to know if they could get some extra credit work. She told them no, and to study for the next test. It's really sad.

That is sad.
I believe that young people generally will achieve up to the level of expectations Aim low and they will achieve low. Challenge them, then lead them to achieve great things, and they generally will or fail gloriously (in the sense of nobly striving for greatness).
I think there are too many incentives to aim low today (society, family, school system, etc.)

 

[crimsonaudio]

That is sad.
I believe that young people generally will achieve up to the level of expectations Aim low and they will achieve low. Challenge them, then lead them to achieve great things, and they generally will or fail gloriously (in the sense of nobly striving for greatness).
I think there are too many incentives to aim low today (society, family, school system, etc.)

It's a double-edged sword in that my chirruns are prepared to dominate the morons that surround them.

 

[Tidewater]

It's a double-edged sword in that my chirruns are prepared to dominate the morons that surround them.

A risk we have to live with, I suppose. If we do not, then in the future our morons will be dominated by Chinese or Russian (or whoever's) geniuses.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

My wife has taught school for close to 30 years and she can vouch for a lot of the things in that article. The things I see in my part of the world when I coach are mentioned in the article. Kids can't pay attention to instructions longer than a minute or two at the most. Yet to learn aspects of all sports, it takes instruction that lasts longer than one to two minutes. What compounds the problem is, rather than adults forcing them to conform to doing what it takes to truly learn something, the adults conform their method to the kids' short attention spans and ultimately they accomplish nothing. At the end of it, they still can't pay attention long enough to truly learn a skill or learn about an aspect of the game. Then the big one is doing things that do not provide instant results.....like practicing. Most kids today do not have the ability to keep doing something if it doesn't give them an immediate reward.

I tell my players all the time that improving is not like flipping on a light switch, but rather planting a tree. You can water and do things for that plant and not see any results for weeks. But it doesn't mean the watering and caring for it isn't working. It just means it takes time to see the results, but the consistent work is still necessary. That crap doesn't fly with kids today. If something doesn't work the first time they do something or if they don't see results of effort very, very soon, they quit. And no, it hasn't always been that way. Then what makes matters worse is, those mama's and daddy's who remove any form of struggle out of their kid's lives to make things "easier". If they only knew the damage they were doing to their child.

 

[JDCrimson]

That is sad.
I believe that young people generally will achieve up to the level of expectations Aim low and they will achieve low. Challenge them, then lead them to achieve great things, and they generally will or fail gloriously (in the sense of nobly striving for greatness).
I think there are too many incentives to aim low today (society, family, school system, etc.)

I will add this younger generation generally lacks passion. They dont seem to want the challenge, they just want to doom scroll on their phones. When you talk to them they talk like they are drunk. I honestly believe the constant digital connectivity alters their brain chemistry.

 

[Tidewater]

I will add this younger generation generally lacks passion. They dont seem to want the challenge, they just want to doom scroll on their phones. When you talk to them they talk like they are drunk. I honestly believe the constant digital connectivity alters their brain chemistry.

I think you are riught. If I had young kids, I do not know when I would allow them to have a phone. "So you can call if you are in trouble and so I can contact you" seems to be the main rationalization for parents to allow it, but putting that device with internet access into the hands of children might prove to be very unwise.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

UK CIVIL WAR

BRITISH Army Colonel Warns:

CIVIL WAR IS COMING TO THE UK

“If the Government wants to take strong action to prevent the Islamification of the UK then it’s gonna mean big trouble.

I think the end result of that is very likely to be civil war in Britain.

Natives vs Muslim Migrants vs Government”.

- Colonel Richard Kemp, former Commander of British forces in Afghanistan.

What the UK Government has done to the native citizens of the UK is unforgivable.

They have brought WAR to the country & have allowed unspeakable horrors to grow & go unchecked.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2022111403583451192

 

[CrimsonJazz]

Switzerland to vote on capping its population at 10 million

Proponents claim the goal is to help protect the environment, natural resources, infrastructure and the social safety net

www.independent.co.uk

The proposal would enshrine into law rules that Switzerland's permanent resident population — both Swiss citizens and foreigners with residency papers — must not exceed 10 million before 2050.

If the population reaches 9.5 million before then the government would take steps to limit it such as through measures on asylum, family reunification, residency permit issuance and renegotiating international agreements.

The idea, proponents say, would be to help protect the environment, natural resources, infrastructure and the social safety net from strains of population growth.

This is bound to be controversial. It's certainly interesting.

 

[Bazza]

Ohio State Professor Suspended After Tackling Journalist

 

[AWRTR]

It's a double-edged sword in that my chirruns are prepared to dominate the morons that surround them.

I've run across some kids that are ready to compete and knock the door down to get where they want to get. I told my wife the rest of them will be digging ditches for the beasts that get after it.

 

[crimsonaudio]

"They get the government they deserve" as they say....

 

[AWRTR]

"They get the government they deserve" as they say....

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When are the men of that country going to get tired of this crap and do something about it.

 

[Tidewater]

Ohio State Professor Suspended After Tackling Journalist

Maybe we can get him to come to Tuscaloosa and teach the DBs to tackle beyond just throwing a shoulder into the ball carrier..

 

[CrimsonJazz]

This is one of those stories where you think it cannot possibly be true, so you go and check for yourself, and it turns out it is. A foreign fare evader beat a ticket inspector to death, so the Germans have now decided to stop checking tickets for people who might cause trouble.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2023583910827786638

 

[Bazza]

Shall we put the human to sleep?

 

[CrimsonJazz]

No Laughing Matter: John Cleese Declares “I’m Afraid They are Going to Have to Arrest Me.”

In the classic movie comedy, A Fish Called Wanda, John Cleese lamented, “do you have any idea what it’s like being English? Being so correct all the time, being so stifled by this dread…

jonathanturley.org

The government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer has continued its headlong plunge into the criminalization of speech. The guidelines include a section on cultural nationalism, stating that such views are now the subject of government crackdowns. To even argue that Western culture is under threat from mass migration or a lack of integration by certain groups is being treated as a dangerous ideology.