Check out this post at American Thinker:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/09/on_bullying_costco_disconnects.html
Apparently Costco, in addition to their excellent produce, extra virgin olive oil, and value-priced consumer electronics, is now peddling advice to kids about how to deal with bullying. Their 'advice' consists mostly of wishful thinking like this:
“Be nice to kids when they are mean to you, and before long they will stop being mean. This is known as the Golden Rule, and is the solution to bullying.”
American Thinker has some more realistic advice. Worth a read.
This Costco article is written from a perspective I am seeing more and more these days. It's a variety of magical thinking - perhaps a good term would be "Happythink." Happythinkers prefer to think the most pleasant thoughts, regardless of their congruence of incongruence with reality. Thoughts that comply with Happythink ideology are immediately given credence. Thoughts that conflict with Happythink are rejected. So we send kids out in to confrontations that are increasingly lethal, with advice based on ideology and happy thoughts.
Monday, September 7, 2009
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