[MD] What "moral revolution" is called for by the MO?

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Khaled Alkotob <khaledsa at juno.com>:


> The question is at what age do you let go and let the individual make
> their own choices.

In the U.S. the legal age for individual responsibility is 18 in most cases. 

> 
> Platt, we both want the same thing. Freedom to make a choice is
> paramount. 
> 
> BUT
> 
> As a parent you will not let a 5 year old feast on sugar-bomb cereal all
> day long because it's bad for them.
> If they get out of line, a little discipline is a good thing.
> 
> Then in their early teens ( while living at home) you try to tell them
> that idolizing Brittany and Paris is not a good thing. You are guiding
> them because they are still growing.
> 
> Some people take longer to grow, mature and appreciate the good things in
> life. Some never mature or grow up.
> 
> So when and where does FREE market begin, and "eat your vegetables
> because they are good for you" stop.

For most intents and purposes in the U.S. at age 18.

> How do you let society know that a little classical music once in a while
> is a good thing. I like a wide variety of music, but never cared for
> opera. Someone else may say, hip-hop is my cup of tea, take your
> classical and go away. 

To each his own. I don't care for opera either. But hip-hop? Yuck.


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