No one expects young men to do anything and they are responding by doing nothing

Re:No one expects young men to do anything and they are resp... by bombcar on Sunday April 24, 2022 @09:55AM (#31144019)

Liberals and conservatives agree on the basics and disagree on the scope - which is why conservatives are always defending the so-called “liberal” policies of a generation ago.

Admitting the base and vulgar nature of humans puts the whole concept of a liberal democracy at risk.

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Re:No one expects young men to do anything and they are resp... by etherael on Sunday April 24, 2022 @10:46AM (#31144499)

If it's admitting the truth, then it should be at risk. Anything else is just delaying the inevitable and not planning adequately for its arrival in the meantime.

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Re:No one expects young men to do anything and they are resp... by bombcar on Sunday April 24, 2022 @11:10AM (#31144764)

We’re starting to see the seeds of this in various ways - an example is realizing that laws and penalties against speeding don’t really do anything, but changing the design of the road can do everything.

There are many, many more examples for us to find.

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Re:No one expects young men to do anything and they are resp... by etherael on Monday April 25, 2022 @01:13AM (#31150927)

If the point is to reduce speed or accidents and their externalities, sure.

If the point is to raise revenue from those penalties, not so much.

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