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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Fri Apr 20, 2012, 12:14 PM Apr 2012

No one is born with hate or intolerence

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No one is born with hate or intolerence (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2012 OP

But they are born to people who put their kids in backpacks Renew Deal Apr 2012 #1

Oscar Hammerstein II knew this in 1949. Staph Apr 2012 #2

but they are born with a sense of what is just and fair: librechik Apr 2012 #3

I'm Going To RobinA Apr 2012 #4

Renew Deal

(81,877 posts)

1. But they are born to people who put their kids in backpacks

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 12:17 PM

Apr 2012

Staph

(6,253 posts)

2. Oscar Hammerstein II knew this in 1949.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 12:22 PM

Apr 2012

From the lyrics of the song You've Got To Be Carefully Taught, from South Pacific:

You've got to be taught
To hate and fear
You've got to be taught
From year to Year
It's got to be drummed
in your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught

You've got to be taught
To be Afraid
Of people whose eyes
are oddly made
And people whose skin
Is a different shade
You've got to be carefully taught

You've got to be taught
Before it's too late
Before you are 6 or 7 or 8
To hate all the people
your relatives hate
You've got to be carefully taught

librechik

(30,676 posts)

3. but they are born with a sense of what is just and fair:

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 12:26 PM

Apr 2012

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/are-babies-born-with-an-innate-sense-of-fairness/article2348347/

"A second experiment featured adults who are told to put away the toys in exchange for stickers. Toddlers were surprised to see a slacker adult who did not put any toys away get rewarded.

Another recent study suggests that not only do kids develop a sense of fairness early, they’ll support the punishment of those who don’t respect it. "

RobinA

(9,894 posts)

4. I'm Going To

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Fri Apr 20, 2012, 12:40 PM

Apr 2012

have to disagree on this one. Anybody who has been around animals for any length of time will observe that the majority will almost always pick on a minority who looks different. For instance, flock of 21 birds, 18 dark gray, 3 light gray. The 18 will pick on the 3 all day long. The 3 hang out together apart from the 18. They didn't do this when they were babies, even when there was an obvious difference. When they grew up - instance bird racism. 4 horses, form a four level hierarchy based on something only horses can fathom. Age, gender or size not an issue. One horse is added. The previous bottom horse suddenly becomes the top horse. And a really bully after being bullied by the others for several years. Stuff is taught, yeah, but it's based on something hardwired. The hope would be that as humans we could overcome the hardwiring.

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