Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Split thinking rules, KO?
Have you noticed the split thinking of today’s postmodern world?
We want our boys to be sensitive and caring, but we want the All Blacks to smash the opposition into the ground.
We want equal outcomes for all children at school, but hate it when our students miss out on international prizes.
Couples will go through agonies and pay thousands to have an in vitro baby while 18,000 babies were aborted last year.
We hate tall poppies, but woe betide the All Blacks when they lose.
We hate rich people, but refuse to acknowledge that they provide the main source of charity funding.
We distrust entrepreneurs, but complain when the jobs vanish because the entrepreneurs go where someone appreciates them.
We want criminals locked up, but we want to disband institutions.
We don’t want anybody telling us how to live our lives, but we want to live off government benefits.
We want to be free, but we won’t lift a finger to preserve that freedom.
We live in an age of exploding information, but we act less and less on what we hear.
And on it goes......
Have you noticed the split thinking of today’s postmodern world?
We want our boys to be sensitive and caring, but we want the All Blacks to smash the opposition into the ground.
We want equal outcomes for all children at school, but hate it when our students miss out on international prizes.
Couples will go through agonies and pay thousands to have an in vitro baby while 18,000 babies were aborted last year.
We hate tall poppies, but woe betide the All Blacks when they lose.
We hate rich people, but refuse to acknowledge that they provide the main source of charity funding.
We distrust entrepreneurs, but complain when the jobs vanish because the entrepreneurs go where someone appreciates them.
We want criminals locked up, but we want to disband institutions.
We don’t want anybody telling us how to live our lives, but we want to live off government benefits.
We want to be free, but we won’t lift a finger to preserve that freedom.
We live in an age of exploding information, but we act less and less on what we hear.
And on it goes......
