Thread: General knowledge

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

Really suggest you don't stimulate any Nazis.

At best you'll only make more Nazis.

At worst you'll make them angry.

LOL well if you looked at early nazi economic policy you would say that australia has had a nazi government for the last 20 odd years along with the world bank.

What's the old saying about those who ignore history being doomed to repeat it?

Commerical TV has a lot to answer for.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

What's the old saying about those who ignore history being doomed to repeat it?

Commerical TV has a lot to answer for.

How right you are, and a classic example is how lax the building code's and attitude of some people in Darwin,35 years since Tracey, its only a matter of time.

Cheers Ean

Had missed this very interesting thread when it first came on back in October.

So many people have been kept ignorant of the past. I do remember Emily, a high school girl helped out at a local soup kitchen. Emily went to a private school run by a certain denomination I named in another thread. For science they had to watch "Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy" at her school. No wonder so many kids leave school today in total ignorance.

Originally Posted by XSiV

This is a sad state of affairs but hardly surprising in this day and age. The current environment of instant gratification leads to such a short attention span that quite a lot of the current generation only have time for their own ridiculous antics and those of their friends posted on social networking sites.



As for this complete load of drivel, I have never heard a more misguided and pathetic observation in all my life. I was a child of the 70's, My father was born 4/3/42 which in case you were not aware was the day that Japan bombed Broome, which was considered Australia's second-worst air raid.

I completely resent you blaming children of the 70's and their poor parenting as the root of all the problems of society. If anything it was the children born to the people of your generation, those that were breeding in the late 80's and 90's, and spawned the current generation Y.

Not to cast aspersions on all from this generation (as there are always bad apples), but due to the fact that their children 'should not have to experience any criticism' nor should there be 'winners and losers', they should all be 'given what they want without any question' and 'heaven forbid you should discipline your child!'

It is generation Y that expects to walk into the top job straight out of uni, without any concept having to prove yourself or of working your way up to a position, because they have always received everything on a platter.

Maybe it's different on that side of the Australia, perhaps Western Australia is a decade behind NSW (this would explain your observations I guess) but cartm58 you should have a good look at yourself and those around you and you might see where the problems really have stemmed from.

You have no right to criticise the new parents of today, considering that the people who have been described in these situations are all from generation Y, the generation born to parents of your generation, the post war baby boomers - those born in and around the 60's. I think this is a serious case of the pot calling the kettle black.

If anything the children born in the 70's have learned from the mistakes of those who came before them and would do an even better job raising their children. I know I have and I definitely will not be allowing my children to grow up like the current generation Y.

I am happy to introduce you to my 3 year old and let you judge for yourself.

Ok mate

So why did the Yanks drop the bomb?

and what has it got to do with the Kiser of WW1

Come on Folks this conversation has been going on since the Dawn of time ....


Hesiod quotes

“I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.”

Hesiod quotes (Greek poets, "the father of Greek didactic poetry", 700bc)


Hesiod quotes


Mike

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

Come on Folks this conversation has been going on since the Dawn of time ....


Hesiod quotes

“I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.”

Hesiod quotes (Greek poets, "the father of Greek didactic poetry", 700bc)


Hesiod quotes


Mike

and he was correct, 250 years latter

Originally Posted by clean32

and he was correct, 250 years latter

Try 2710 odd years later ....
Worst part is tho ... He's talking about you & I