Wow, just wow!

[.455_Hunter]

Well folks, that was fun!

I can only do so much back and forth.

I don't think we are going to come to an agreement on the nature these "heinous" events, but that's OK.

At least we are free to discuss them.

Have a respectful and contemplative Memorial Day!

[Gman]

@CavSct1983,

I see parallels to having a front-row seat to the second fall of Rome.

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In general, the social upheaval at large seems to be 1-2 generations after the initial point at which individuals begin to deviate and accept its normalization. Ergo, the present problem is not the fault of millenials (though they are at fault for their own actions), but the fault of Gen X and Baby Boomers (read: hippy generation). And that actually was the fault of the so-called "Greatest Generation" for allowing their kids to engage in the mentality of the 60's. Imagine how utterly libertine things will be in 20 years. And since that will result in an increase of crime, need for authority to stem the tide, etc., guess what the government's role will be: authoritarian dictatorship the likes of which would make Orwell and Wells roll over in their graves. Ironic, isn't it, that the one thing which could have stopped lawless immorality and authoritarianism is adherence to proper authority and virtue? ...So a kingdom was lost, all for want of a nail.

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Great points/thoughts!

There really was no stopping the bad Boomers though IMHO. That was the whole point of making immorality anti-authority and rebellious (by design). It was self-insulated from any voice of reason just as the descendants of that movement call anyone who disagrees today a "racist!" Xers are a mixed bag. Millennials were programmed to fail.

I think a lot of this is bigger than most folks realize, a test of sorts. And it's not necessarily about tolerance (as I think OP was advocating rather than indorsing the behavior) but people falling for this corruption in their own lives and not being able to recover. I just can't even get my head around the things being pushed on kids and younger people (up to millennials).

My personal values evolution watching this unfold for the last 20 or so years...

[CS1983]

Well folks, that was fun!

I can only do so much back and forth.

I don't think we are going to come to an agreement on the nature these "heinous" events, but that's OK.

At least we are free to discuss them.

Have a respectful and contemplative Memorial Day!

Have no fear. While I believe your mentality is riddled with a share in the fault of society, I am not pure as the driven snow.

My own life until about age 28 was abhorrent. My time in the military was rife with not only vice, but seeking every weekend to outdo myself in the pursuit of what I can only look back on as some sort of death wish. Death of body, death of soul, death of a future. Just... death. Sometimes I wonder if that was a large, though subconscious, part of why I initially joined the military during a time of war.

But it is only in looking back, and seeing the positives of changes which were made, that I can see how such things can be a problem even when they seem insignificant.

So I share, perhaps more than you and many here, in fault. Moving forward, I am completely without excuse and in a much worse position I fear.

Going back to Mike Mullane, take it from someone whose bad decisions and immoral world view and behavior nearly led to a catastrophic failure:

Normalization of deviance, in any sphere but especially the moral, is a recipe for disaster.

[Justin]

The only people who ever seem to use the phrase "wow, just wow" are all drunken crazy cat ladies who work for outfits like Buzzfeed.

[CS1983]

The only people who ever seem to use the phrase "wow, just wow" are all drunken crazy cat ladies who work for outfits like Buzzfeed.

Orange Man Ba... err...

What happened next will shock you!

[OldFogey]

It was a prank. They got caught. They paid the price - actions have consequences. We got away with our dumb prank (We contrived a way to group-moon the school at class change ) - we were fortunate and planned a little better. However, since this was back in 1976, being caught would likely have involved significant pain being inflicted by the majority of our parents. On the moon surfaces, so to speak.

[Gman]

'They're just condoms, what's the big deal?'

Ohio girl, 11, credited with saving her little brother from abduction by man with condoms in pocket

[CS1983]

'They're just condoms, what's the big deal?'

Ohio girl, 11, credited with saving her little brother from abduction by man with condoms in pocket

Looks like he might fit well on a farm with rabbits. I'm sure the #.357 bus could take him there quickly.

[Irving]

'They're just condoms, what's the big deal?'

Ohio girl, 11, credited with saving her little brother from abduction by man with condoms in pocket

I went away for the weekend, and came back to this prank thread. Meaning, this entire thread must be a coordinated prank between all of the contributing members so far. Congratulations everyone, you really had me going for a few pages!

EDIT: A prank thread, about a prank. Very meta. Well done everyone.