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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
And there is the link between these two boys.......although one is a privileged toff......they both went out to an inhospitable place to serve their country......only one came home. The one who came home lets off steam in the way that lots of young men do...but because he is in the public gaze he is slated for it........who knows what he saw. What horrible sights he is trying to bury by partying and acting the 'lad'.
I'm sure if Cyrus had survived he would have gone to Amsterdam and partied with his pals, he would not have received a second glance...or any criticism.
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I kinda agree with you Margaret, however I really doubt that Harry would be placed in anywhere near the same danger as the other young lad. But fair play to Harry sowing his oats, and like you I'm sure the other young lad would have done the same in Amsterdam.
Many arguments in this debate have been about kids using their wide experience, going to youth clubs and church socials making them better people.
I'm trying to point out that this is not the case, and that newspaper headlines about 14/15 year old kids moaning about having nothing to do are pretty much aimed at reinforcing some of the cliches made in this thread about the kids of today, many of whom will become, like this young soldier, something to be proud of