Heinlein once wrote about a culture in which bullying and other such rudeness had been virtually eliminated... because dueling had been re-instituted.

Seemed that picking at someone became less enjoyable when he might 'call you out' and turn out to be a much better shot than you.

heh.

"Me, Lothar, take your lunch money!"
"Fine. Ten paces, turn and fire."
"Uh?"

That's not entirely true. Many military historians will tell you that, while Hitler had almost no grasp on matters of strategic importance, as a tactician he had moments of borderline genius.

Now everyone go read "The Man in the High Castle."

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Not even a god can deny that I have squared the circle of a static Earth and cubed the Earth sphere by rotating it once to a dynamic Time or Life Cube.
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Gene Ray
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet" Or don't. You know, whatever.

Schoolhouses in no way should be treated like jailhouses. The vast majority should not be punished because of a few (and I mean few.. 5 or 6 people) people�s actions. That�s just not how things work here. As a matter of fact, many school are already being busted for their policies that remove student rights. The American Civil Liberties Union is really starting to crack down on paranoid, corrupted schools (like mine is turning into).

From my article regarding my school:
( http://www.techfx.org )

"When you enter that door, you are constantly treated like a possible murderer. Staff and administration censor you because they are afraid of you. They are afraid that if you display an interest in anything they deem 'inappropriate' they will punish, suspend, and expel you without notice of charges or the right to respond. After all, to them you are the potential murderer."

"If you come to school and don't display an interest in anything they deem inappropriate, if you stick to yourself and don't get caught up in the whole mess, and you�ll be one of the few. One of the few that will be treated as the potential victim. Everything you do will be within the shell of their control. You will be sheltered from anything 'bad' and will be completely unprepared for the life you will face after high school."

As you can see, I'm a bit bitter, being one of the leaders of Oregon's largest Airsoft team, I'm instantly targeted as one of those potential murderers.

In defense of other United States high schools, not all schools are like this. In fact, if you read my article you will find out why. Although there are some pretty crappy schools out there, it just goes with the quality of things. Of cause there is going to be some bad apples, but that doesn�t mean the entire barrel should be dismissed.

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I don't like Wesley Crusher.

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Yes. What a shame is this Paranoia. Paranoia about Children killing other Children. Woe is the world. What a silly idea.

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"Instructed by history and reflection, Julian was persuaded that, if the diseases of the body may sometimes be cured by salutary violence, neither steel nor fire can eradicate the erroneous opinions of the mind."

-Edward Gibbons, The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire.

Psychology is so interesting, the current young generation is always different from the one before it, because the world always changes. When we 15-25 year olds get older, we are going to be very different from our precursors, and yet the same.

This is where i sigh...
*sigh*

Good night.