Hi Dorris!

Long time no see!! Good to see you back!


>I don't know where you grew up, but being an Air Force brat I basically grew up in Ohio, Arkansas, and California, and from my observations it appears that a large proportion of kids in my generation (I'm 40) were not taught basic respect for other people, or other people's property and they have not taught their children, and now those children are getting ready to have (and are having) children. Now before everyone starts jumping up on their soapbox and screaming "Not me!", I didn't say ALL.
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>If someone has no respect for anything that doesn't belong to them, how can you expect them to treat anyone or anything with anything approaching courtesy?
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>>I am both troubled and intrigued by the recent discussions about community standards, censorship, freedom of speech, need to blow off steam, political correctness, off-ramps, insults, profanity and vulgarity.
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>>I am not naive. I've been around and seen and heard a lot of things. But I am amazed at the intensity with which some here seem to be attacking long-established concepts of dignity, respect, courtesy, modesty, self-control and honor.
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>>So I'm wondering if there is perhaps a fuzzy dividing line in time that marks that sea-change of attitudes. Those on one side of the line see the change very clearly. Those on the other side may not even comprehend the comparison.
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>>There may be something to this, although I don't think for a minute that it's the *only* explanation. For example, my 9-year-old son is learning in Cub Scouts about many of the traits I have listed above, so he would be an exception to the age idea.
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>>But age and generational outlook are the questions of the moment for this thread.
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>>I am 48 years old. I am very curious to know the ages of the following UT'ers, who are the Top 50 UT Posters for the past 7 days, as of 8:20 am. I will *respect* your right not to reveal that information, and I will not associate any names with any conclusions that I reach from this limited research.
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>>Ages may be sent to me privately if you prefer, but general discussion of the issues raised should be kept public. Others not listed are welcome to participate.
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>>Ed Rauh
>>John Petersen
>>John Koziol
>>David Stevenson - 48
>>Erik Moore
>>George Tasker
>>Nancy Folsom
>>Michelle Cox
>>Karl Peterson
>>Mark McCasland
>>Doug Dodge
>>Nadya Nosonovsky
>>Fred Taylor
>>Roxanne Seibert
>>Perry Forman
>>Stephen Russell
>>Pablo Roca
>>Garrett Fitzgerald
>>Marcia Akins
>>Nick Neklioudov
>>Mike Yearwood
>>Larry Miller
>>Al Doman
>>Evan Delay
>>Bruce Campbell
>>Bret Hobbs
>>Peter Cortiel
>>Craig Berntson
>>Christof Lange
>>Terry Thurber
>>Walter Meester
>>Michel Fournier
>>Rick Strahl
>>Barbara Paltiel
>>John Harvey
>>Bill Caton
>>Edgar Del Gesso
>>Paul Vlad Tatavu
>>David Frankenbach
>>Peter Brama
>>Cindy Winegarden
>>Larry Moody
>>Tom Welch
>>Chris Mccandless
>>Alex Wieder
>>Sylvain Larin
>>Jim Booth
>>Rick Borup
>>Barbara Peisch
>>Mike Helland