This blog used to be the reactions of a reader of the conservative Catholic journal First Things to the many fine articles to be found therein. Now it's just another minor blog of staircase wit, from just another minor blogger who doesn't realize that blogging is dead. About the only notable thing about me is that I am a Christian conservative who loathes creationism in all its forms. Enjoy your visit.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
For parents, Scylla and Charybdis never seemed so large
I've been surfing assorted articles about "the pornification" of America (and Britain). Yes, steering children away from stuff like this is the parents' responsibility. However, parents used to be able to count on at least some support from the surrounding society. Instead, their values are mocked, their children's souls (& money) are angled for, and pop culture answers their objections with a brazen smirk. It's a lonely struggle, when you're outnumbered & out-gunned by greedy, sybaritic nihilists, for whom anything goes & therefore nothing matters except their own enrichment.