On March 3rd, former presidential Advisor for Green Jobs, Van Jones, was giving a speech to students of Colorado College on the subject of the environment. A video segment of the speech has become the subject of consternation due to some of his comments concerning parental respect:
“First of all, many of you have had experiences like no other in human history, in that you actually know stuff, at a young age, and are more knowledgeable at a young age about important things, than your parents or grandparents. This is strange, for us. It used to be, you know, the little kid, ignorant, not knowing very much, would go… (acting out the part of father and son) ‘Well, son, go and milk the cow.’ ‘Yes I will go and milk the cow.’ Then you go and try and milk it with your foot. ‘No, son, we don’t milk cows with our feet.’ “We don’t?’ ‘No, we use our hands.’ And there was a basis for young people to respect old people. And then you came along, and your whole life has been, ‘Um, baby, honey, daddy’s trying to work the dvr. Can you come and help out?’ (mocks a child working the dvr and acts exasperated) Since you were like six… You have the wisdom and the genius of all peoples… Everyone of you is a walking technological superpower.”
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