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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (19913)7/31/2001 12:47:46 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
"Do you really think that some teenage boy with a hard-on would be swayed by a wink-wink stigma of indecency?"

Yes. Actually that is over simplifying it though. Historically we can see that when left on their own teen age boys turn into "lord of the flies" type of mentality and behavior. When adult or dominant males (or some simulated version of this) with a civilized values foundation are present to "guide" them during development, the majority accept the imposed "decency" values of the culture by the time they come of age.

So, on the one hand if all there is, is a wink wink of stigma, then we have the boys will be boys mentality, so let em at it. If there is a responsible and civil authority present to guide the boys then they have a better chance of maturing into decent adults (unless we have a lot of guys like steven out there on the street flagging them down to get his kids some experience).
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