[lbo-talk] happiness in place

[Miles Jackson]

Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> On Feb 27, 2009, at 4:54 PM, martin wrote:
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>> Got me there!.<g> But what conclusion are you drawing from the data?
>
> Several. One is that pressures of abstinence lead to early marriages, 
> many of which are unfortunate. Two is that Trad Vals America doesn't 
> really walk the talk. And three, Trad Vals are heavily about 
> aspiration rather than reality.
And four: their almost obsessive concern about morality and values is an 
understandable product of a social milieu in which  divorce rates, teen 
pregnancy rates, violent crime rates, etc. are distressingly high.

Miles