Jim Jordan

And I mean, one of the things that I'm trying to help parents be confident in is their moral right to parent, their moral right to run the household in a manner that... brings peace and abundance. There are obligation to do that. We're afraid of our children in the Western world. And that's partly a reflection of an overweening maternal love, I suppose.

And I mean, one of the things that I'm trying to help parents be confident in is their moral right to parent, their moral right to run the household in a manner that... brings peace and abundance. There are obligation to do that. We're afraid of our children in the Western world. And that's partly a reflection of an overweening maternal love, I suppose.

But we're afraid that we'll damage our children by parenting them. But, you know, you damage your children by not parenting them as well. And the parenting that you should be doing is the establishment of a relationship. And if the relationship is solid, you don't allow and certainly don't encourage your children to do anything that is counter to their best interest, especially socially.

But we're afraid that we'll damage our children by parenting them. But, you know, you damage your children by not parenting them as well. And the parenting that you should be doing is the establishment of a relationship. And if the relationship is solid, you don't allow and certainly don't encourage your children to do anything that is counter to their best interest, especially socially.

So I'm trying to fortify parents to understand that they can do that and it is their responsibility and not something harmful.

So I'm trying to fortify parents to understand that they can do that and it is their responsibility and not something harmful.

reluctance fear of of heavy-handed uh parenting or really um embracing the parenting role well i would say it's got it's got its roots in a philosophical doctrine and that would be the doctrine of jean-jacques rousseau that the natural state of man is noble savage that we're all good and that all culture does is corrupt us which is an insane doctrine we're rife with possibility for good and evil.

reluctance fear of of heavy-handed uh parenting or really um embracing the parenting role well i would say it's got it's got its roots in a philosophical doctrine and that would be the doctrine of jean-jacques rousseau that the natural state of man is noble savage that we're all good and that all culture does is corrupt us which is an insane doctrine we're rife with possibility for good and evil.

That's our essential nature. And proper cultural intermediation, which is at least in part the role of a parent, fortifies the good and puts what could otherwise be pathological and even malevolent in its proper place. So if you have an aggressive child, for example, and you socialize that child properly, which can be a

That's our essential nature. And proper cultural intermediation, which is at least in part the role of a parent, fortifies the good and puts what could otherwise be pathological and even malevolent in its proper place. So if you have an aggressive child, for example, and you socialize that child properly, which can be a

because an aggressive child, especially one that's extroverted, will push the boundaries hard. If you can socialize them effectively, they can become extremely sophisticated competitors. And that's a pretty high level of achievement.

because an aggressive child, especially one that's extroverted, will push the boundaries hard. If you can socialize them effectively, they can become extremely sophisticated competitors. And that's a pretty high level of achievement.

So there's the philosophical element, which is a child is perfect and good until they're warped by culture, which is completely one-sided, insane, progressive, naive argument. And then I think the other thing that likely happened was that after World War II, We became wealthy enough in the Western world so that our children and teenagers had disposable income.

So there's the philosophical element, which is a child is perfect and good until they're warped by culture, which is completely one-sided, insane, progressive, naive argument. And then I think the other thing that likely happened was that after World War II, We became wealthy enough in the Western world so that our children and teenagers had disposable income.

And then they were heavily targeted by corporations, which have a right to market, but heavily targeted by corporations. And their narcissism, their self-centered narcissism was enormous. encouraged and exaggerated. And that's kind of where the permissive consumerist culture of the 1960s emerged.

And then they were heavily targeted by corporations, which have a right to market, but heavily targeted by corporations. And their narcissism, their self-centered narcissism was enormous. encouraged and exaggerated. And that's kind of where the permissive consumerist culture of the 1960s emerged.

That was when, you know, at the beginning of the 60s, you still saw shows like My Three Sons or Father Knows Best. Can you Oh, yeah. Well, one of the few positive examples I've seen of a man in recent comedic history is Ted Lasso. You know, and even Ted is divorced and has his problems, but he's a very good mentor. That's quite rare. Saw another good man in Landman. Billy Bob Thornton.

That was when, you know, at the beginning of the 60s, you still saw shows like My Three Sons or Father Knows Best. Can you Oh, yeah. Well, one of the few positive examples I've seen of a man in recent comedic history is Ted Lasso. You know, and even Ted is divorced and has his problems, but he's a very good mentor. That's quite rare. Saw another good man in Landman. Billy Bob Thornton.

Yeah, yeah. And so that's more of dramatic. And so some of that's starting to make a comeback. But a lot of that dissolved in the hyper permissive 60s. And all that 60s culture, including its progressivism, was a form of politicized immaturity and a mindless hedonism. It's not useful and not sustainable.

Yeah, yeah. And so that's more of dramatic. And so some of that's starting to make a comeback. But a lot of that dissolved in the hyper permissive 60s. And all that 60s culture, including its progressivism, was a form of politicized immaturity and a mindless hedonism. It's not useful and not sustainable.