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Originally Posted by Anonymouse
...No, the Tories are doomed now. For a whole bunch of reasons, this will never fly.
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Interesting final line. During the second global disagreement with Germany, young lads not old enough to pass a driving test today were placed in bombers and flew overseas to bring fire from the skies. They were capable enough. They won a war.
I wonder if your point is more about today's young peoples' capacity or willing rather than their age. Perhaps then this is more about the values and standards in today's society? Perhaps if we look at it from that angle, we might argue that giving these young people, where society has become too lenient and too 'tolerant', where there are no boundaries or consequences for their actions even from their parents, might give them a place to grow and develop. Where they can build lasting comraderies and friendships. Where they might find a calling, or at the very least, something they can feel proud about and where acheivement (likely something they rarely experienced in school or at home) is rewarded and recognised.
Sometimes, people need to be pushed into something that is outside of their comfort zone at first, to actually reach their potential. Maybe this is that thing for many, many young people struggling to find a way in life, where the opportunities are harder to find, things cost far more than they did and thus their prospects are deminishing all the time.
Do you think this is an unrealistic scenario that a lot of young people face?