No, i didn't think that you intended to, but thought it was worth clarifying as the highlighted part seemed to imply a link between pussified young men and current wars being dragged out for decades, but i accept that wasn't what you meant.
Regarding modern men being softer and more "pussified" than men of the past...i don't know, to be honest. I don't have any real experience with these types in my own life, but i absolutely agree that there are many of these spoiled, idealistic, social-justice warrior types who are very vocal in their proselytising, as well as the moronic "World Star" individuals that seem to have no values or ambition. I'm just not sure if we are more aware of them simply due to the increased platform they have through social media, as opposed to it being the case that they have increased greatly in number. Every generation certainly had them, and i would also say that there is a tendency for every older generation to romanticise the past slightly, and view it with rose-tinted glasses, though i would have to spend a bit of time looking for facts and figures to give a definite answer. But I, as someone who i think would be included in the "millennial" demographic, am just as dismayed at the stuff we see on social media, as you are.
A very thoughtful post here.
Yes, there is a pattern of older generation criticizing the current generation but this, in and of itself, doesn't invalidate the criticism. Compare how young Americans were during the 1950s compared to the 1960s cultural revolutions. I see the changes in my own life. The idea of a school kid answering back, let alone beating the shit out of, their teachers was unheard of.
Ask yourself is the current generation more honest, more civil, less promiscuous, more respectful, less profane, hae better manners, than those of a previous generation.
And the privileges and wealth they have and take for granted was just beyond and not even considered in my generation. The idea that your parent would buy you a car was just beyond a realistic expectation that it wouldn't even be considered. I worked in a nutrition store and was amazed how much money parents would drop on supps for their kids.
Why this matters is that it breeds a sense of complacency and self entitlement. They become ungrateful and spoiled.
I was taught that when meeting an adult I am to stand up, look them in the eye and give a firm handshake. Always say thank you for a something done or given to them. You put on shoes, wear long pants and a decent button up shirt when you go to church and not slippers, t-shirt and board shorts that you see now.
I just watch an old news cast, I think it was in the fifties, of a reporter standing in front of a stadium and a crowd commenting on the game. The men were dressed in coat and tie and women wearing their Sunday best. And more remarkably, they stood there quietly instead of jumping in front of the camera, making signs and vying for attention. And you could watch a game without hearing the cursing and swearing that you do now.
Even when I was a kid (I'm in my fifties) it was rare for women to swear. I don't even remember ever hearing a women or girl swear growing up. Sometimes, rarely, my mom would but it would be in Tagalog because she figured her kids wouldn't know the difference. In fact, we didn't know she was swearing until I once asked a janitor who was Filipino what such and such meant.
So the romanticization is not without merit. And will continue to be in he future because of the constant pushing of the envelop by the Miley Cyrus' and Kardasians of the world.
