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**Rob** · September 30th 06, 07:03 AM posted to rec.games.chess.politics

wrote:
David Kane wrote:

So are you bitter because the kids are beating you or because
you just can't stand to watch normal people participate in
something hitherto reserved for the socially challenged?

Um, no, I have a very good record against kids, not that that matters.
They aren't fun to win against anyway.

Your second comment is simply a non-sequitor.

Even the normally combative Rob got my point - I was posting a devil's
advocate, opposite view. However my views are fairly libertarian; but I
am also a devotee of EF Schumacher, who advocated that smaller is
better.

Rob's proposal sounded like something straight out of the Handbook to
"It takes a Community to Raise a Child" - I doubt he intended it as
such.

This just seems to me something that can only spiral out-of-control,
like mandatory drug testing, and other "fraidy-cat" methods we use to
"protect" ourselves and our "poor children" in this oh-so-scary world.
You may as well say, "if we don't implement this, the terrorists win!"

There probably is an acceptable middle ground here, and for that reason
I posted my little statement, but I still will always agree with the
statement I made at the end - when push comes to shove, parents are
responsible for the safety of their children.

(And Liarry calls me an educationist!)

Thanks Rob for starting the dialogue. As you can tell, I don't agree
with it, but you do make some interesting points.
Thanks James.
It is a problem and I also agree that ultimatly it is the parents job
to make sure their children are same. Many kids want the experience of
scholastic chess. For those childrenand as a parent it is why I ask the
question..
Maybe there is nothing we can do.The world isn't the same place it was
40 years ago. Things that would have seemed silly paranoia then may be
common sense today.
Thank you for wanting to discuss it.
Rob