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America's Problem: Conservative Parents Raise Liberal Kids!

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America's Problem: Conservative Parents Raise Liberal Kids!




Born Liberal, Raised Right

By: Reb Bradley​

How to Rescue America From Moral Decline…One Family At a Time

America has a problem… conservative parents are raising liberal kids!

In this controversial new book author Reb Bradley reveals that the cause of our nation’s moral decline has been caused not by failed education, poverty, or weak gun laws, but by inadequate parenting. He points out that any society that is out-of-control is comprised of citizens who lack self-control -- the key ingredient of maturity. In the last 50 years, as parents have softened their approach, children have failed to develop the self-restraint necessary to maintain a civilized society. As parents have mistaken indulgence for love, children have grown up self-absorbed and entitled. As moms and dads have paid for their children’s broken windows and parking tickets the children have grown up with the idea that they should not have to live with the consequences of their actions. Hence, our nation is full of those who demand to be taken care of and those who feel compelled to rescue them. The more liberal in outlook we become the further our nation will fall. The proof is all around us.

Inside "Born Liberal, Raised Right" parents and the politically minded will learn:

* How every generation of adults reflects the parenting approach of those who raised them.
* Why America has suffered such moral decline in the last 50 years.
* Why so many children raised in good homes grow up with values so different from their parents.
* Why so many young conservatives voted for Obama in this last election.
* Why the crime rate began to grow when parents began applying the wisdom of Dr. Spock.
* What can be done to help our nation to return to its roots and be restored to its former greatness.

America is obviously in great trouble. We have wasted billions of dollars and countless years trying to fix our moral problems through education, legislation, and self-esteem affirmation. Yet like Dorothy with her red sequined slippers, parents have had the power to make the changes all along. This must be understood—parents have the power to shape our nation! In this timely book, Reb Bradley shows why our nation’s future depends on parents and politicians waking up.

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bhkad said:
America's Problem: Conservative Parents Raise Liberal Kids!
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Of course parents have softened their approach. The have been threatened with prosecution for spanking, told ad nauseum by purported experts that discipline will cause psychosis, and assured that all pain is negative and avoidable.
 
That, I do agree with. Bad parenting is probably THE reason for moral decline. I've heard that close to 50% of all kids are raised in broken homes. Not only that, they are being TAUGHT to think about nothing but greed and sex, and what do the parents do? Nothing, ansolutely nothing.
 
Oftencold said:
Of course parents have softened their approach. The have been threatened with prosecution for spanking, told ad nauseum by purported experts that discipline will cause psychosis, and assured that all pain is negative and avoidable.
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I watched the author interviewed by the "G-Man" yesterday on C-Span.

Here is where you can hear a podcast of the interview as heard on the G. Gordon Liddy radio show.

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Reb Bradley, author of Born Liberal, Raised Right, joins the G-man to discuss raising children. Are Americans raising wimpy children? Should you hit your children? Are humans born narcissistic?

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The interview is very interesting and he advocates spanking only when the child is defiant. You tell Jr. to do something but Jr. says no.

That is when he suggests spanking.
 
bhkad said:
The interview is very interesting and he advocates spanking only when the child is defiant. You tell Jr. to do something but Jr. says no.

That is when he suggests spanking.
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That's a pretty severe limitation on spanking, isn't it? Kids seldom say no in my experience.

But how does that teach them consequences of their decisions? Other than to expect authority to punish for expressing disagreement or dissent?
 
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Iriemon said:
That's a pretty severe limitation on spanking, isn't it? Kids seldom say no in my experience.

But how does that teach them consequences of their decisions? Other than to expect authority to punish for expressing disagreement or dissent?
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Maybe I'm mistaken. But maybe you raise kids well.

Consistency is important, he said. When you tell the child to do soemthing and then say, "I'm not going to tell you again" the child shouldn't think, "Yes, you will."

I haven't read the book. But I love the baby's Ché t-shirt.

It's so realistic of today's parents to do something like get a revolutionary killer's t-shirt for a baby.
 
bhkad said:
It's so realistic of today's parents to do something like get a revolutionary killer's t-shirt for a baby.
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What's even more realistic is the reference of being "raised right" and having the baby sit on top of an American flag. Realism at its peak!
 
Lightdemon said:
What's even more realistic is the reference of being "raised right" and having the baby sit on top of an American flag. Realism at its peak!
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Thank God!

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bhkad said:
Maybe I'm mistaken. But maybe you raise kids well.

Consistency is important, he said. When you tell the child to do soemthing and then say, "I'm not going to tell you again" the child shouldn't think, "Yes, you will."

I haven't read the book. But I love the baby's Ché t-shirt.

It's so realistic of today's parents to do something like get a revolutionary killer's t-shirt for a baby.
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My kids are still too young for the jury to be out (14 and 17) but so far I'm happy to report that they seem to be well adjusted, responsible kids. In line with the author, I have always instilled in them the fact that they are responsible for their own futures, and that once they are 18 or out of college they are going to be on their own, and don't expect dad to carry them.

On the other hand, I've seldom if ever spanked them. I think I did one daughter when she was 5 for something.

You have to make rules and put your foot down sometimes. But in general, I've found it to be more effective to explain why I've made a decision instead of just smacking them when they express disagreement with me. That is more true as they get older -- using physical force (or the threat of it) becomes less effective as a tool as kids get older, in my experience.
 
Iriemon said:
My kids are still too young for the jury to be out (14 and 17) but so far I'm happy to report that they seem to be well adjusted, responsible kids. In line with the author, I have always instilled in them the fact that they are responsible for their own futures, and that once they are 18 or out of college they are going to be on their own, and don't expect dad to carry them.

On the other hand, I've seldom if ever spanked them. I think I did one daughter when she was 5 for something.

You have to make rules and put your foot down sometimes. But in general, I've found it to be more effective to explain why I've made a decision instead of just smacking them when they express disagreement with me. That is more true as they get older -- using physical force (or the threat of it) becomes less effective as a tool as kids get older, in my experience.
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As I suspected you just seem to raise kids well.
 
bhkad said:
I watched the author interviewed by the "G-Man" yesterday on C-Span.

Here is where you can hear a podcast of the interview as heard on the G. Gordon Liddy radio show.



The interview is very interesting and he advocates spanking only when the child is defiant. You tell Jr. to do something but Jr. says no.

That is when he suggests spanking.
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In general I agree with that.

But I add another category, reinforcing behavior related to safety, because avoidance of pain is that one argument a small child will easily accept. For example, I'd swat a kid who went into the street without escort or without checking traffic. (Pray God I'd have the chance, of course.)
 
Truly conservative, morally speaking, parents don't allow their kids to be saturated by the messages on MTV, rap radio, etc. They don't allow madison avenue propagandists to exert undue influence on their children either.
Letting the media educate and babysit our kids is bad parenting, restricting that kind of stuff is essential...
 
Have had to deal with alot of people's kids working Child Protective Services here in Texas. One thing I run into alot is that parents are barely grown up themselves often exhibiting many of the same attributes as some teenagers. Often they try and find something that can take care of the kids for them instead of handling the raising themselves. Waaaay to often I got the "Xbox as a babysitter" line. Sometimes leaving their kids alone and unsupervised in the house for most of the day thinking the game will keep them captive while the parent goes out with her friends or is stoned out of their mind. We're talking kids as young as 5yrs. old.

This complete lack of supervision made the kids vulnerable to all sorts of abuse from outside the home as well as developing a very TV/Internet groomed view of the world. Lack of social skills, unreal view of reality, and a selfish moral attitude were all prevelant. Violence became very favorable with these kids because they understood it could get them what they wanted quickly. Unfortunately without understanding the consequences they would get into trouble. Every one of them was seeking an identity and comraderie which would often lead to gangs which offered both.

As far as discipline methods go I've seen both direct (spanking) and indirect (passive) function effectively as well as fail miserably. They both really hinge on communication with the children explaining the reasons for the discipline. Oh and before anyone asks about legality, spanking is a right of a parent under the Texas constitution. Other states have various definitions but so far it is not illegal in any state per say although some have more strict regulations about when it crosses over from discipline to abuse. Thats when I would have been sent in to investigate the matter.
 
EgoffTib said:
How to rescue America from moral decline? Sigh... :doh
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Go back to the good ol' days of Jim Crow laws and female disempowerment, when everybody knew their place: under the boot of the white male.

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Not entirely coincidentally, it usually is white males who start these sorts of threads.
 
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