emma
@emmabwaldron
helicopter parenting raised a generation of humans who think that they needed someone else to âprotectâ them the world is binary, good or evil, they believe we externalized kids locus of contol
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emma
@emmabwaldron
those kids went to schools (like yale) where they needed protection from halloween costumes, lest they be offended now those kids are adults who think the government should regulate to protect them because they donât trust themselves
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emma
@emmabwaldron
they hear language or opinions that they disagree with and put it into the âevilâ camp along with the person who said it. they have been told that feelings are facts.
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emma
@emmabwaldron
schools gave them power to topple systems, to fire people they disagreed with, to ban voices on the other side from speaking in a place they were given power over by adults. adults gave them power because the mob ruined the lives of their colleagues who opposed them in the past
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emma
@emmabwaldron
these young folks are all grown up now they now have moved on from expecting parents or profs to protect them and now itâs the governments turn
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emma
@emmabwaldron
some of them have kids the kids use social media and instead of parenting, they blame the government for âallowingâ their kids access to content they deem to be damaging they avoid personal responsibility, self reflection and instead instill a paralyzing feeling that outside forces control everything sad.
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emma
@emmabwaldron
what we can do: confront without cancelling assume the best of others see where the common ground is attack the argument not the individual be open to the idea that you may be actually be wrong (shock, horror!) stop taking and give.
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emma
@emmabwaldron
we need to learn to love and give and stop thinking only of ourselves. how can i be in service to others? ask not what my country can do for me, ask what you can do for your country and that doesnât mean posting emojis, black boxes or tweets like this one đ
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emma
@emmabwaldron
oh and stop expecting the government to do your job for you. regulate yourself and your kids. youâve got this đ
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