grahamg
Old codger
- Location
- South of Manchester, UK
I started to listen to a radio show yesterday, the subject of which was the campaigning carried out in the 1960s by Mary Whitehouse, related to the decline in public decency she saw happening back then, particularly as depicted on TV.
In those days, I like most of my generation, thought Mary Whitehouse to be a silly old woman, with her trademark glasses, and strident views on what was seen on UK television screens, and I'd guess most people saw her as a figure of fun.
A clip of the woman predicting the effects she believed would come to pass, if public decency was not protected, and far from thinking her views ridiculous, I found myself agreeing with almost every word.
On this forum I've offered endless views on fathers/parents rights, (or lack of them in the UK). I'm now going to try to "join up the dots" between the views and predictions of Mary Whitehouse, and what we see so often today we hardly comment upon it.
"Fatherlessness" has grown out of all proportion, along with divorce rates, and the whole direction of travel has been to weaken the institution of marriage.
The state, with its "parens patriae" role, whereby preparing our children to be useful citizens to join the "rat race" is put above all else, all backed up by their view, (or you could argue "society's view), of what is in any child's best interests interests put above everyone else interests all the time, as you know!
There you have it, my attempt at connecting the decline in moral values, and ultimately children being supported in rejecting a parent who has loved them, on the basis this is in their interests, and that's all they should consider.
(hopefully nice try anyway!
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In those days, I like most of my generation, thought Mary Whitehouse to be a silly old woman, with her trademark glasses, and strident views on what was seen on UK television screens, and I'd guess most people saw her as a figure of fun.
A clip of the woman predicting the effects she believed would come to pass, if public decency was not protected, and far from thinking her views ridiculous, I found myself agreeing with almost every word.
On this forum I've offered endless views on fathers/parents rights, (or lack of them in the UK). I'm now going to try to "join up the dots" between the views and predictions of Mary Whitehouse, and what we see so often today we hardly comment upon it.
"Fatherlessness" has grown out of all proportion, along with divorce rates, and the whole direction of travel has been to weaken the institution of marriage.
The state, with its "parens patriae" role, whereby preparing our children to be useful citizens to join the "rat race" is put above all else, all backed up by their view, (or you could argue "society's view), of what is in any child's best interests interests put above everyone else interests all the time, as you know!
There you have it, my attempt at connecting the decline in moral values, and ultimately children being supported in rejecting a parent who has loved them, on the basis this is in their interests, and that's all they should consider.
(hopefully nice try anyway!
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