re: #108 Decatur Deb

My elementary school was run by nuns and a one-legged veteran of the First Cav. We learned to tough it out. It’s a hoot to think of a ten year-old telling a whining buddy: “Go see the chaplain and get your TS card punched”.

TS card= 1950 Army slang for Tough Shit form.

It’s not all power trips and a black/white issue. There are things to be toughed out, and there are things were it has crossed the line and more harm is being done than good.

I think we can both be right on this issue. Though in the example of the rugby game in _The Meaning of Life_ is there that much redemption in a game where a group of adults utterly crush a bunch of 9-12 year-olds in a physical game. (And where it’s made clear that being forced to play in that game is a punishment?)