While looking at this subject from my point of view I feel that I haven't had such a snowplow relationship with my only parent being my mother as she has always taught me to face my problems head on and never back down. With this being said I'm still not exempt from this entire argument. Not once have I ever suffered anything to drastic in my life, not hunger or homelessness. If I wanted something I would have to earn it through good grades and would wait until it was possible to obtain. Now that my life story is out of the way I would like to present my argument about how both of these generations have had snowplow lives. A snowplow life is when a parent or guardian makes it to where they move any obstacles away from the child creating a clear path for them without the child struggling or ever having to confront any issues. This eventually creates an entitled child who is basically the equivalent of a young Karen. The child will grow up to feel entitled to everything and anything, because of this the child will then lack any form of thick skin and will be over emotional, since they never knew how to confront an issue and will rely on a child's instinct which is to cry and pant, usually followed by demonic screeching. I have seen this type of behavior at times within Mayfair and by some people of which I used to be associated with. It's a strange way of thinking and has caused our generations to become weaker and more fragile. This type of mindset will limit the capability of how these people will make it in the real world which is cruel and tough. Even some older people in the U.S. are like this and younger generations refer to them as Karens. These people never had to really struggle with anything and now just yell at people's faces when something doesn't go their way. It might even explain the surge of young people believing in communism, because if you look at Karl Marx the creator of the idea, he was basically a bum living off of his friend. These snowplow people want things to change to their own liking no matter how petty or if it affects anyone else.
With that being said, an example I would like to bring up is about a video from 2015 of a professor being surrounded by a mob of angry students demanding that he leave due to his wife commenting about children wearing costumes which was deemed as cultural appropriation. As I saw the video one woman just began to cry and I was amazed at the fact that a grown person would cry over something so minor as a professor saying that he would support his wife's statement. Another student began to yell at the professor, and one just started saying to look at him followed by a statement which I can't remember. Now take of this what you will since I don't have the evidence linked, but with a simple search you might find it. I don't want to focus on the political argument, but rather the emotional reaction from the crowd. The crowd themselves had a slew of reactions and most of them overemotional over a simple subject . If it was about something such as whats happening in China with the Uyghurs and how they are being abused similar to the Jews in Germany during the Second world war, the idea of people being angered by someone who is fine with such thing may be understandable. However that wasn't the case, this was over children's costumes. I would have expected more from grown people, but because they were raised as snowplow kids they act as such. These students will be the future of the nation, and by them showing how weak they are it could reveal how truly weak the U.S. has become which will lead to our downfall as it did to Rome those many centuries ago.
This overall was an opinion I hold, and I don't expect many people to approve of it, but it is what it is. So to the audience I ask what are your thoughts on our generation? Do you think Gen Z may redeem itself it harder times come? Do you agree that American kids are spoiled, specifically non lower class kids? Should we call these people tiny Karens?
I do agree with several points you brought up in your blog and if I could add something, I believe that many kids these days turn out "entitled" as you stated because they weren't properly educated in money management and their parents just spoiled them because they wanted to give their child a life they never had. While I do understand why several parents may not want to stress their child out about financial affairs (especially if it will negatively affect the child), it is important to educate them because it will be very beneficial to them as they grow up and it will also give them a more open and grateful outlook on life rather than keeping them sheltered. Not all parents can be amazing teachers but in this era, information is so readily accessible that it shouldn't be hard to pull up a few articles explaining to your child that money is finite and really showing them the value of a dollar. It may be a hard conversation to have and I cannot put myself in those parent's shoes because I have never raised children, but as a parent it is your duty to raise your child into the best person they can be. I personally find it funny that the same generation that raised the "snowplow generation" are the main critics of our generation. Taking accountability is important to be a mature adult and both parties need to focus on themselves rather than pointing fingers.
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