I recently saw a blog post
about using corporal punishment with children. All the studies I have
seen reference in blogs seem to show a negative correlation between
spanking and general well being.
In the comments section
that followed the post a lot of people disputed those findings. Every
one of those commentators turned out fine because they had been
spanked as children. They weren't spanked excesively, just enough to
teach them a lesson. I am sure the studies showing all the benefits
of spanking are being supressed by the liberal bleeding heart
inteligencia.
The other thing that
became apparent is how recent a development personal and societal
problems really are. Before, when spanking was widespread, everyone
grew up respecting everyone around them. There seemed to have been no
problems with violence, crime or mental illness. Of course now that
some parents don't spank their children problems with violence, crime
and mental illness are rampant. The guilt I feel for having caused
these problems runs very deep although I am not sure how not spanking
my son, TroubleMaker, relates to spousal abuse, theft, murder, war,
and depression on a global scale.
I was impressed the powers
of logic and reason the people who had been spanked were able to
bring to the entire discussion. Besides the idea that they all turned
out just fine, there is also the concept that a little bit of
violence makes an effective and efficient teaching tool. To be honest
I had never really considered that possibility. When I think of the
minutes I wasted showing the babysitter how to use the television
remote when I could have just slapped her around a bit, I am
astounded. Why did I have to go to the trouble of showing my wife how
to use an orbital sander when I could have just slapped her around a
bit? Did I need to waste my time showing my 79 year old mom how to
use her cell phone when I could could have just slapped her around a
bit? I have to admit I am rethinking the idea of asking my wife
any questions about cooking.
The fact that everyone who
has ever been spanked has turned out okay really shows how wrong it
is not to use violence when training children. And the ability to
realize that once corporal punishment is no longer used all forms of
discipline become meaningless really showed how well versed the
pro-spanking group is on the subject of human development.
I had never previously
understood the relationship between fear and respect. It seems that
without fear there can be no respect. Communication, love and even
respect itself are simply tools used by bleeding heart social
liberals to undermine the fabric of our orderly and sound way of
life. It is only through the broad appilcation of fear that we can
keep those who know best in positions of power, which is exactly
where they should be because they know best. We know they know best
because they have told us. They know how to use fear.
One other point that
seemed to be constantly made is that any new knowledge is bad.
Everything was always better back then. Especially when people were
spanked!
The only thing I don't
understand is if hitting your child occasionally is good, then how
come hitting anyone you please isn't better? It has to be better. So
in considering all the arguements that were presented I have
detemined a useful set of guidelines anyone can use before hitting
someone else:
- Only use enough force to make your point.
- Only use enough force to cause just enough pain.
- Only use violence against those weaker than you.
- Only use violence when it is too much work to do something positive.
- Only use violence when you want to teach someone a lesson.
- Always make sure you backstop your reasoning for uising violence with ignorance and supersition.
- Only use violence when it is for someone's own good.
All things were better
back then, and it is obviously spanking that acheived that for us so
I think adopting any regressive thinking will in fact benefit all of
us in the long term!
