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Originally Posted by demonrail666
This took place in the relatively suburban, quiet area of Raynes Park. The cab driver was roughly my age and so the conversation inevitably descended into the usual 'not in my day' pattern. And yet I consider myself quite a rational and sceptical soul, not given over easily to flights of nostalgia. And yet, in this instance, I feel that something has changed within the mindset of large sections of today's youth. I just don't know why or how.
It's easy and counterproductive to blow all of this out of proportion, but equally it's convenient, naive, and in the end dangerous to brush it aside and pretend that something isn't taking place.
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nothing has changed in the mindset of today's youth. what has happened is that a neighborhood has changed, or is in the process of changing. perhaps if the youth would kindly contain the violence to the designated ghetto areas, then a grumpy old man wouldn't be confused.