Jerry Farber wrote a book called "The Student as Nigger" in which he pointed out that a system that taught racism on the concealed, implied level victimized the white student as well as the black,---because that white student became a bigot as a function of concealed values he or she was not well equipped to spot, and therefore resist even if he was not before. I oversimplify of course- good little book, far better than my tiny paraphrase.
Imagine you live in a place where economic divisions are growing rapidly in such a way that the majority of young people will never make as much money or have the status level of their parents. Imagine that you are growing up at a time when your parents are, far from overprotecting you, --just flat absent,-- working most of your life. Imagine that you are living in a warming world, in which there is a trash dump, a giant plastic "gyre" 6,000 miles wide out where the pure pacific ocean currents used to flow, where-------
your parents can't seem to get off their asses to fix ANYTHING-
Anyone we know? "There is mysterious music in democracy, when people decide to believe in themselves." ---Bill Greider, The Nation.
The most frequent foolish behaviour accident is one hitting all ages, practically since railways exist, and perhaps with a decreasing trend: those resulting from jumping on/off running trains. What's more, at least in the developed world, it may cease completely, though not because of 100% of people wisening up, but the spread of automatic doors. *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
