A Texas county devastated by deadly flooding earlier this month rejected federal funds in 2021 that could have helped install a flood warning system, with local officials and residents arguing they didn’t want to be “bought” by the Biden administration.
Of course you’re right that kids can turn out to be completely different from their parents, but they do have a huge disadvantage when they grow up hearing everyone around them spew hate and lies. Getting out of that requires exposure to new ideas and an openness to embracing them.
I know a teenager who is really struggling to make sense of the world outside of his parents insanity. He has already learned alcoholism from them, but we’ll see if he keeps hating gays and “Mexicans” too… Poor kid is a mess. Fun fact: his dad is a cop. Will wonders never cease?