Air Call Kids 'Evil'

I think these guys have Asperger Syndrome. They have all the signs: They formed attachments to their instruments as children, probably bullied and teased. Musicians, intelligent, productive and happy in their isolated music studio, yet unable to adapt to the outside world. Anxiety about having to speak English and socialize. (They don't like change)They appear rude when speaking of mean kids (they're not able to empathize)but they don't mean to be that way. They're actually sensitive creatures. Interesting.

I would like to revise some of my comments. I meant to say that "some" parents, "not all" allow their kids to get away with things, and "some" parents "not all" give their kids everything meaning "material things". I think there are alot of parents out there that are not materialistic compared to others. Just wanted to clear the air about my comments.

I will start off by reminding everyone of the classic age bracket of "the terrible twos?" toddlers, preteens, teens, can be mean and aggressive; however, I think it depends on their personality and what parents allow them to get away with. We all know that these days parents allow their kids to be noisy little monsters in grocery stores, malls, etc. and it drives me crazy! Also, there are some adults that still act like "immature children" what about them? huh? in other words, some people never grow up....For this guy to say that kids are evil is wrong; children are a blessing; however, how they adapt through their development stages and relate to the world I think has to do with how they relate to their parents and if they have siblings. Generation X's and Y's have had so much media and technology in their midst and are just overall exposed to so much more than those of us who are baby boomers are older, that the world is just so much more complex and fast pace that parenting is different for them than it was for alot of us; for example, older generations had stay at moms and things didn't cost us as much as they do now, fancy things were not so much the norm as they are now.....etc...I can go and on....I do believe too that children are more spoiled and give more things than ever before....that it is all about things with them than anything.....my opinions....take them or leave them everybody.....

Yes, not just all children are evil, all men/women are evil too, unless, forgiven by THE CREATOR AND MUTATOR OF ALL ABOVE WHO IS LOVE. Wewillprosper.Net

I think kids are mean.

Nobody has to teach children the basics of how to bully or how to tease. They figure those things out quite on their own. Kids are cruel. St. Paul was right, and Rousseau was wrong. Man's nature is utterly corrupted from the beginning; we're born with it.

As a professional nanny for 20 years, I can vouch that each child is an individual, born with innate traits of both intellect and biological proclivity. A large part of what determines a child's personality is of course dependent on parental guidance, or the lack thereof.
Godin is simply not eloquent, but not alone in his sentiments.
Hopefully, we have learned that indulgence is not the answer to raising confident humans. Respect is something that used to designate someone as a hero or a "star". The media idolizing ruthlessness is a trend that will go by the wayside...if society knows what's good for it.

I'm a stay at home Mom of three kids 18, 16 and 14. Whether he's a father or not, whether he is from France or anywhere else under the sky he is right. Kids are mean, they have good points too, but it's a fact children are selfish, vindictive, judgmental, and plain mean sometimes. Their mentally wrapped in themselves, in their minds everyone is thinking of them and everything is about them - that's normal. Sad but true! It changes as they mature, and the fact that he pointed it out doesn't make him evil. If you don't believe kids are mean ask another kid if they are...

And, therefore, some of us decided to not have children, due to our own childhood experiences....

Hmmmm...this guy isn't a fan of Glenn Beck, is he?