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That was a phrase often uttered by schoolchildren<\/em> in days of yore. I remember it from the\u00a01950s to 1970s, but dates back to 1857 in the U.K.<\/p>\n

Read more Gad Saad On Good Sense<\/a><\/p>\n

But many of today\u2019s \u201cadults\u201d are not nearly as level-headed and mentally tough as were yesterday’s youth.<\/p>\n

Generalized prosperity has played a big role in the increasing fragility of the populace, and its subsequent entitlement mentality. \u00a0As has \u201chelicopter parenting.\u201d<\/p>\n

But arguably the biggest contributor to this depressing phenomenon is higher education, i.e.,\u00a0colleges and universities. Someone disagreed with me! Safe spaces anyone? Warm milk, cookies, and playful puppies? Oh my God, I need a therapist!<\/p>\n

If someone, say, hits you in the head with a baseball bat, the harm done is very, very real. At minimum, you will feel pain. A high level of distinct and lingering physical pain. You may even suffer headaches, broken bones, brain damage, lapse into a coma, or even die.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, if someone calls you a bad\u00a0name, such as \u201cwop,\u201d \u201cbastard,\u201d asshat, bigot, racist, Nazi, ass***, or \u201cJew lover,\u201d there is no physical damage or pain and you<\/em> get to decide whether to be offended or hurt.<\/p>\n

Read more America\u2019s Current Socialist Trend Could End Badly<\/a><\/p>\n

In that sense, any hurt must necessarily be self-inflicted.<\/p>\n

Personally, I would never let anyone have that power over me. But there are many who jump at the chance to be offended, to be hurt. This allows them to play the victim card while simultaneously turning around and verbally assaulting the other party, their alleged \u201cassailant.\u201d Truth be told, these are the folks who typically throw terms like bigot, racist, Jew-lover, or Nazi around. Also \u201cdeplorables,\u201d \u201cclingers,\u201d etc., etc., etc.<\/p>\n

A neat, if repulsive, trick, eh?<\/p>\n

How to handle these situations? Point out their neediness, vanity, entitlement mentality, and hypocrisy. Then laugh at them \u2026 and move on.<\/p>\n

Because the truth of the matter is that sticks and stones \u2014 and baseball bats \u2014 can break one\u2019s bones, but words should never be allowed to hurt you.<\/p>\n

Words, properly employed, can educate, illuminate, inspire \u2026 and even change opinions and minds. But they should never be considered \u201cviolence,\u201d no matter how inconsiderate, inaccurate, or vile.<\/p>\n

Because if they are, it necessarily follows that free speech is curtailed or eradicated. And when free speech is abridged, all other freedoms and liberties will be, as well. Without exception.<\/p>\n

Read more Reflecting On The Asbury Revival Three Years On<\/a><\/p>\n

Image: Pixabay \/\/ Pixabay Content License<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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