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<blockquote data-quote="Naofumi" data-source="post: 47550" data-attributes="member: 39">When the young boy leaves elementary school at the age of 14, itwould be difficult to say what are the most striking features of his character:incredible ignorance insofar as real knowledge is concerned, or cynicalimpudence combined with a negative attitude towards morality. For one ofsuch a young age, it&#039;s enough to make your hair stand on end.2.10 YOUNG DESPISER OF AUTHORITYWhat station in life can such a person fill, to whom nothing is sacred,and who has never experienced anything noble--on the contrary, who hasbeen intimately acquainted with the lowest kind of human existence?This 3-year-old child has become a 1 5-year-old despiser of authority.He has been acquainted only with moral filth and vileness, and everythingexcluded that might stimulate his thought towards higher things.And now this young man enters the school of life.He leads the same kind of life that was exemplified for him by hisfather during childhood. He hangs around street comers and comes homeat all hours. He occasionally even beats his poor mother. He curses Godand the world, and finally ends up in a juvenile corrections center.And there he gets his final polish.And his bourgeois contemporaries are astonished at the lack of&#039;patriotic enthusiasm&#039; that this young &#039;citizen&#039; displays.Day after day, they are all witnesses to the phenomenon of spreadingpoison among the people, through the use of theater and cinema, gutterjournalism and obscene books. And yet they are astonished at thedeplorable &#039;moral standards&#039; and &#039;national indifference&#039; of the masses. Asif trash cinema, gutter press, and the like could impart knowledge of thegreatness of one&#039;s country-quite apart from the earlier education of theindividual.I then came to understand, quickly and thoroughly, what I had neverbeen aware of before. It was the following:The question of &#039;nationalizing&#039; a people is first and foremost one ofestablishing healthy social conditions that will furnish the groundsnecessary for the education of the individual. For only when familyupbringing and school education have imparted to the individual culturaland economic knowledge and, above all, a sense of the political greatnessof his own country-only then will it be possible for him to feel proud ofbeing a citizen. I can fight only for something that I love. I can love onlywhat I respect. And in order to respect something, I must at least have someknowledge of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Naofumi, post: 47550, member: 39"] When the young boy leaves elementary school at the age of 14, it would be difficult to say what are the most striking features of his character: incredible ignorance insofar as real knowledge is concerned, or cynical impudence combined with a negative attitude towards morality. For one of such a young age, it's enough to make your hair stand on end. 2.10 YOUNG DESPISER OF AUTHORITY What station in life can such a person fill, to whom nothing is sacred, and who has never experienced anything noble--on the contrary, who has been intimately acquainted with the lowest kind of human existence? This 3-year-old child has become a 1 5-year-old despiser of authority. He has been acquainted only with moral filth and vileness, and everything excluded that might stimulate his thought towards higher things. And now this young man enters the school of life. He leads the same kind of life that was exemplified for him by his father during childhood. He hangs around street comers and comes home at all hours. He occasionally even beats his poor mother. He curses God and the world, and finally ends up in a juvenile corrections center. And there he gets his final polish. And his bourgeois contemporaries are astonished at the lack of 'patriotic enthusiasm' that this young 'citizen' displays. Day after day, they are all witnesses to the phenomenon of spreading poison among the people, through the use of theater and cinema, gutter journalism and obscene books. And yet they are astonished at the deplorable 'moral standards' and 'national indifference' of the masses. As if trash cinema, gutter press, and the like could impart knowledge of the greatness of one's country-quite apart from the earlier education of the individual. I then came to understand, quickly and thoroughly, what I had never been aware of before. It was the following: The question of 'nationalizing' a people is first and foremost one of establishing healthy social conditions that will furnish the grounds necessary for the education of the individual. For only when family upbringing and school education have imparted to the individual cultural and economic knowledge and, above all, a sense of the political greatness of his own country-only then will it be possible for him to feel proud of being a citizen. I can fight only for something that I love. I can love only what I respect. And in order to respect something, I must at least have some knowledge of it. [/QUOTE]

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