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by denton-scratch 1802 days ago
> Perhaps these two opposite mindsets can not live peacefully in one country forever.

Um, those two mindsets are not a genetic or ethnic heritage; they are personal preferences and temperamental differences that might well distinguish me from other members of my own family. Are you suggesting that if I have a different mindset from my son, one of us would have to emigrate?

Perhaps not.

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WRT, > ".. Um, those two mindsets are not a genetic or ethnic heritage; ..."

Yes, agreed. I do not know if these behaviors are completely 'learned via indoctrination', 'learned via experience', 'enabled by particular character traits' -- or a combination of all those.

Also, even genetic traits can skip generations...

WRT, >"... Are you suggesting that if I have a different mindset from my son, one of us would have to emigrate?..."

Certainly not, I am not suggesting that. I did not even mention a potential solution. One you are suggesting, has not been on my mind at all..

WRT your particular question (parent/son) differences and how dramatic they might be in regards to the 2 mindsets I mentioned above... History tells us -- they can be very very dramatic.

Exhibit [1]:

>"... In the official narrative Pavlik openly challenged his father and grandfather who hid their wheat from the state at a time when control over the wheat supply was crucial for Soviet Russia. The boy testified in court and filed a complaint against his father. The latter was found guilty on corruption charges and sent to prison. In an act of vengeance, the kulaks from his own family and their sympathizers decided to

..."

Exhibit [2]: >"... Son tips off FBI about father attending Capitol riot ..."

[1] https://www.rbth.com/history/329601-demon-or-hero-morozov

[2] https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/01/23/teen-jackson-re...