Chastity Rings - Political Derail

Alex · 03-12-2007, 03:13 PM

Off topic but something that occurred to me the other day.

The stereotypical conservative feels that you can not educate a child to responsible sexual behavior (so you must only prohibit it) but that you can (and should) teach children about guns because by teaching them you can inculcate safe behavior and decision making.

The stereotypical liberal feels that you can not educate a child to responsible gun behavior (so you must only prohibit it) but that you can (and should) teach children about sex because by teaching them you can inculcate safe behavior and decision making.

Since I think they're both right I just find the difference interesting.

03-12-2007, 03:13 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Off topic but something that occurred to me the other day. The stereotypical conservative feels that you can not educate a child to responsible sexual behavior (so you must only prohibit it) but that you can (and should) teach children about guns because by teaching them you can inculcate safe behavior and decision making. The stereotypical liberal feels that you can not educate a child to responsible gun behavior (so you must only prohibit it) but that you can (and should) teach children about sex because by teaching them you can inculcate safe behavior and decision making. Since I think they're both right I just find the difference interesting.
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