[lbo-talk] MTV poll: the kids are alright

[Mr. WD]

On 8/21/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On Aug 21, 2007, at 5:00 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote:
>
> > Earlier this year a friend of 20 years was over and we were drinking
> > wine.  My daughter, who is 8, out of the blue said "alcohol makes you
> > lose friends."   We both looked at her, glasses in hand, and said
> > we've been friends for 20 years and we're drinking.  She said, "well,
> > that's what they told us at school."
>
> Maybe they'll rebel against this crap.
>
> Among Ivan's earliest words were "beer" and "wine."

When I was in elementary school I remember saying shit like that to my
parents and grandparents.  The message at my public school was, quite
literally, "prohibition was a noble experiment that unfortunately
didn't work out because of public complacency about alcohol."  The
thing is, by the time I hit middle school, I realized that was all
bullshit.  (I recall arguing with my catechism teacher's assertion
that underage drinking was immoral).

What's disturbing about this survey is that it focused on 13 to 24
year olds.  This generation just doesn't seem as skeptical as the one
born between 1965 and 1980.  I'd be curious to know if the educators
on the list agree.

-WD
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