Give hope to a hopeless generation.
Has it ever been more complex?
Do you have any ideas on how to give hope to a hopeless generation?

What the Government has done is changed the definition of a binge drinker. I am now a regular binge drinker even though I don't get drunk, and haven't increased my alcohol consumption.

Alcohol abuse has always existed and always will exist. Prohibition will not work as has already been seen in the USA during the depression and Saudi Arabia is a nation with a major alcohol problem (Despite the fact that a bottle of spirits costs about USD600 there). I don't think alcohol is the problem, is think it is a result of the problem. Binge drinking, (And I mean real binge drinking which is a lot more than 4 drinks)is usually the result of peer pressure.

Rather that having 18 as the standard drinking age, we should graduate the age as is done in some European countries. A younger drinking age (perhaps 16) can apply for beer and wine in restaurants when under parental supervision, however I believe an older age (21) should apply for purchasing bottles of spirits.

I doubt that the hopeless generation exists. I think the definition of hopeless could apply to any age group.

Remember the generation of kids in the 60's? Hopeless. all that drugs and stuff.

And in the 70's? Hopeless too. More drugs and stuff

And the 80's? Also hopeless. Bad clothes and music in particular

Not to mention those kids in the 90's. Hopeless the whoe lot of them, all doing ecstasy and heroin.

For crying out loud the current 'generation' (whoever the heck they are) are no different from all the ones that have gone before.

get a life. really.

How else do you justify spending millions employing thousands in the social welfare sectore, if you don't have social problems.

Of course, you can just invent them. Keeps lots of graduates, who could not have handled a "real" subject, living in comfort.

Just like the harm minimisation theory. Don't reduce the addicts, or there won't be jobs for the experts.

Countryboy, it's important for Gibo and some of the other religious types to believe that the world is falling to pieces. Thats what they believe will happen when society does not follow their god so anything which can be taken as a negative is eagerly seized upon (or invented) and the signs of things going well are ignored.

Gibo brags about ignoring evidence and only using his own experience and what he learns from christain teaching. He "collects" prophecies about bad things to come for australia and appears to ignore the ones that say good things (not real interested if god is not predicting doom apparently).

Did you ever see any of the Billy Jack movies (they were around in the 70's)? There was a scene where one of the students in the film made an impassioned speech about the failings of the youth of the day pointing out the problems. It appealed greatly to those who wanted to see problems. The student then quoted the source which was from Hitler. I've seen similar going back thousands of years.

Some set their minds on darkness and are unable to see the light.

R0bert

How easily we bounce over the issue.
Come on guys this is SUPPOSED to be the prime internet site in all of the country for intellectual discussion.
Hit the problem...i.e. a generation with no or very little hope.
No government has ever tackled the hopeless generation problem in my lifetime.
There are solutions. There are always solutions.
Put your brains into gear.