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<blockquote data-quote="Luca Brasi" data-source="post: 1205880" data-attributes="member: 23282"><p>Good thread, and agree with most of the comments. Have experienced similar frustration with many of today's generation, and when I do run into the occasional exception it is refreshing if not sad how rare it is. A lot of it is due to the public school system, which bends to the unreasonable demands of foolish and emotionally retarded parents. The school administration is either tired of growing a pair and standing up to them, and/or they are restrained by the legal system, which means that it is the government which wants the type of mindless saps which are being created. Someone wrote that it is men behaving like women, and that is a very good point. The pendulum has swung from the male dominated mentality of the 50's to the pansy ass, emotionally frail crap today. Neither in itself is 100% right, we need a much better balance.</p><p>As to how this is related to cattle and farming, a lot of 4h programs are run by these Sallies who promote those idiotic ideals, such as every child getting an award just for showing up. That is just wrong in so many ways, not the least of which is the slap in the face for the children who actually do a lot of hard work and deserve to be recognized and awarded. I can't think of much less incentive for them to try to do their best. I used to judge more 4h shows, but now I refuse to do those which give a prize for every kid who shows up. Instead of wanting the judge to explain why one animal has better traits than another, they want you to say something nice about every stunted, out of condition, dirty animal that is entered. They got the wrong guy for that. I was ten years old once too, and I luckily was taught to recognize why I lost when I did. It didn't hurt my feelings that there were winners and losers, or make me go home crying to mommy so she could call up the fair board and chew them out because I didn't get a prize for not going out and tending my animals every day like I should, and like the winners did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Luca Brasi, post: 1205880, member: 23282"] Good thread, and agree with most of the comments. Have experienced similar frustration with many of today's generation, and when I do run into the occasional exception it is refreshing if not sad how rare it is. A lot of it is due to the public school system, which bends to the unreasonable demands of foolish and emotionally retarded parents. The school administration is either tired of growing a pair and standing up to them, and/or they are restrained by the legal system, which means that it is the government which wants the type of mindless saps which are being created. Someone wrote that it is men behaving like women, and that is a very good point. The pendulum has swung from the male dominated mentality of the 50's to the pansy ass, emotionally frail crap today. Neither in itself is 100% right, we need a much better balance. As to how this is related to cattle and farming, a lot of 4h programs are run by these Sallies who promote those idiotic ideals, such as every child getting an award just for showing up. That is just wrong in so many ways, not the least of which is the slap in the face for the children who actually do a lot of hard work and deserve to be recognized and awarded. I can't think of much less incentive for them to try to do their best. I used to judge more 4h shows, but now I refuse to do those which give a prize for every kid who shows up. Instead of wanting the judge to explain why one animal has better traits than another, they want you to say something nice about every stunted, out of condition, dirty animal that is entered. They got the wrong guy for that. I was ten years old once too, and I luckily was taught to recognize why I lost when I did. It didn't hurt my feelings that there were winners and losers, or make me go home crying to mommy so she could call up the fair board and chew them out because I didn't get a prize for not going out and tending my animals every day like I should, and like the winners did. [/QUOTE]
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