>>400310This could literally apply to both sides. The right claims to respect individual freedom, but that's also been a slogan of the left. On the other hand, communists have shown how they can be oppressive and anti freedom, and the same goes for the right.
People need to understand that libertarianism and authoritarianism are separate variables from being left or right wing, they can exist on either side.
That's the problem: right wingers call the left communists or liberals, while the left calls the right fascists or corrupt capitalists. It's as if none of them really understand what any of those words really mean.
>>400314Important point: there's a difference between beating as a constructive form of punishment and "BEATING"used as a parenting shortcut. I never said physical punishment should never happen. In principle, spanking and punishing a child can be part of constructive parenting, but only with proper conditions and limits.
Whether it's part of a carrot and stick system or a reward and punishment approach isn't the issue. The real problem is that many parents' overall parenting is incomplete, and they try to fill that gap by hitting their children, using punishment instead of doing the other parenting work they didn't do. That's a big mistake.
Yes, parenting without any punishment at all can be incomplete, like a building with no plaster, but you can't build part of a house only with plaster. That's the big error many parents have made over the years. Many parents used physical punishment over time, but only as a supplement to solid, constructive parenting, and those children grew up well. Certainly parenting with zero punishment can also be flawed, as you mentioned about today's generation. But my point is that punishment should never be the main factor in raising a child, and people shouldn't be judged only for using or not using it.
Maybe, even in Tyler Robinson's ass, you can still see where his father used a belt, or maybe he was spoiled and coddled. Whether he got hit as a child or not can't by itself explain the foolish things he does or other terrorists or school shooter. The people you mentioned from the past either had punishment as a supplement to their parenting, and in those cases they were often more successful, or punishment was part of the core of their upbringing, in which case they were often less successful. Even the most successful people from that group often show childhood traumas later in life, through sadistic or masochistic stories, or, in extreme cases, by committing mass violence. In short, punishment itself is not the root cause.
Personally, I believe punishment and spanking can be a useful supplement in parenting, but I'm against letting it dominate the upbringing. More hitting doesn't help. My problem is that most people who support beating want to build many parts of "the parenting house" using only "the plaster of hitting".