Melton Fox
Dancing Queen
Is this what our nation is becoming?
I ask this after watching X-Factor this week and watching grown men constantly crying in public, and it's seemingly encouraged.
I see school children greeting each other with hugs and kisses as opposed to the old fashioned punch on the arm and dead shoulder.
I see pretentious public outpourings of grief from seemingly sensible people when a celebrity dies.
I see us taking too long to win wars because we are worried about upsetting people with an attack.
I see naughty school children being diagnosed with medical conditions instead of being disciplined.
I see children not being taught the art of dealing with the inevitable failure and loss because it may upset them. I only see winners on sports day even thought they lost, is this right?
Should we be taught how to lose, it's inevitable that we'll need that skill after all.
I worry that soon this country will be the equivalent of the playground weakling and that the bullies will come in and take charge because we are crying in the corner instead of dealing with the reality of real life.
To succeed you need aggression, not total aggression, just a nice balance. I see just love and caring, and as Brian May said "Too Much Love Will You"
I'm also worried we'll lose the art of holding our hands up and accepting responsibility for our own actions, the blame culture is taking over, and we just want to hide from everything.
I see us worrying about the feelings of those nations that are different to us, yet I only see those that are different to us taking advantage of this weak aspect of our nature.
Are we turning into a spineless nation?
I ask this after watching X-Factor this week and watching grown men constantly crying in public, and it's seemingly encouraged.
I see school children greeting each other with hugs and kisses as opposed to the old fashioned punch on the arm and dead shoulder.
I see pretentious public outpourings of grief from seemingly sensible people when a celebrity dies.
I see us taking too long to win wars because we are worried about upsetting people with an attack.
I see naughty school children being diagnosed with medical conditions instead of being disciplined.
I see children not being taught the art of dealing with the inevitable failure and loss because it may upset them. I only see winners on sports day even thought they lost, is this right?
Should we be taught how to lose, it's inevitable that we'll need that skill after all.
I worry that soon this country will be the equivalent of the playground weakling and that the bullies will come in and take charge because we are crying in the corner instead of dealing with the reality of real life.
To succeed you need aggression, not total aggression, just a nice balance. I see just love and caring, and as Brian May said "Too Much Love Will You"
I'm also worried we'll lose the art of holding our hands up and accepting responsibility for our own actions, the blame culture is taking over, and we just want to hide from everything.
I see us worrying about the feelings of those nations that are different to us, yet I only see those that are different to us taking advantage of this weak aspect of our nature.
Are we turning into a spineless nation?
Couldn't agree more.
