Tweety is sick, ill, demented, and is not aware of his surroundings.
Tweety reached a significant new low in sick behavior an ugly words. He inadvertently, or maybe purposefully tries to indoctrinate young boys!
You cannot make this up!
"Harvard Psychiatrist: How Trump's Speech Was Toxic For Boy Scouts Beyond 'Rhetoric'"
Dr. Gene Beresin, July 28, 2017
http://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2017/07/28/psychiatrist-trump-speech-scouts
"So what is the big deal about this speech? Several issues:
- It models seeing the world and people in it as either good or bad, while in reality we want our kids to see shades of gray and understand nuances.
- It promotes individual winning as opposed to shared group effort for greater good.
- It models devaluing and badmouthing those who disagree instead of listening and conversing.
- It promotes distrust of our models of freedom, such as the free press.
- It glorifies material wealth and social status above higher values, while promoting the glory of being feared and revered, not loved and respected.
The big deal is that Trump's speech smacked of indoctrination. It had the potential to capture the developmentally normal aspirations of young boys and teenagers to idealize a “successful hero,” and band together for his mission of winning, of defying adversity. But then it subverted those natural aspirations, toward all the issues listed above."
This President is a sick man! I hope the parents of these boys can deprogram the boys when they return home.
"So what can a concerned parent do?
Ask open-ended questions about a child's reaction to the speech. Do not assume indoctrination or any response, but see how your child reacts.
Watch the speech with your Scout after the event. Converse about what is going on during various parts of the speech. This technique allows for starting and stopping the speech to interact, correct false claims, and open conversations with your child. And through a process like this, perhaps suggest other role models you feel are more appropriate.
Do not be concerned about stating your opinion about what is being said or about why Trump is making this speech.
Our children are inevitably being influenced by Trump's behavior. We cannot stop that influence, but we can at least act to offset the damage it could do to their young hearts and minds."
Dr. Gene Beresin is executive director of The MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. The observations expressed here are solely those of Dr. Beresin and do not represent Harvard Medical School or Massachusetts General Hospital.
Good luck to Americans who care.
"Parents railed against the Boy Scouts of America after Trump's campaign-style speech"
Madeleine Sheehan Perkins, Jul. 24, 2017
http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-boy-scouts-speech-parents-respond-angry-2017-7
Parents were not happy that their sons had to listen to a political speech at a Boy Scout camp.
"In an emailed statement to Business Insider, the Boy Scouts of America said:
"The Boy Scouts of America is wholly nonpartisan and does not promote any one position, product, service, political candidate, or philosophy. The invitation for the sitting US president to visit the National Jamboree is a long-standing tradition and is in no way an endorsement of any political party or specific policies. The sitting US president serves as the BSA's honorary president. It is our long-standing custom to invite the US president to the National Jamboree.""
"Trump’s Not ‘Trustworthy, Loyal, Kind’: Scouts Angered by President’s Address"
By Graham Lanktree On 7/25/17
