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Originally Posted by Lucysgirl
I went to school in the 1940s-1950s when it was usual for fathers in our neighbourhood to tell their little lads that they had to abide by the Queensbury Rules and that boys didn't hit girls and girls shouldn't hit boys because the boys couldn't fight back. The message was repeated by our teachers and a generation later Bryan was repeating the message to our offspring.
The difference between those days and later decades is that the violence my generation experienced was real bombs dropping from above as opposed to later generations who might be inculcated to violent acts through handheld games and films. I also believe chemicals in modern food could be a cause because I'm certain my generation weren't as loud and as excitable.
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Couldn't it also to have a great deal to do with parental guidance through the generations since the '40s & '50s? - which incidentally were also my formative years