[Marc22359]

I think that saying, ‘Those kids don’t respect their elders like they used to’ is putting everyone less than 18 years of age under one big blanket and judging them. I’m sure there were disrespectful children you can remember as a child, and there are very respectful children you have come across now. We tend to remember the more pleasant parts of our past as opposed to negative ones, so you may have selectively forgotten some annoying youths from your childhood. I suppose it depends on what you mean by ‘respect’ as well. If it means kids should ‘shut up and do what they’re told’ without question, that is fear and oppression, not respect. Respect is earned, and I would venture to say most disrespectful children have some issues with their parents. Maybe their parents aren’t there for them, as the previous response suggests, or maybe the parents are disrespectful themselves, teaching such behavior to their children. Regardless, making a statement like ‘Kids just aren’t respectful nowadays’ is denying the past and making a sweeping generalization of the present.

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Name : Marc22359, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 25, City : Morgantown, State : WV, Country : United States, Occupation : Grad Student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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