[Goose]

Once upon a time, I remember both sides of the aisle effectively exploiting "pushing grandma off a cliff" for negative advertising.  Younger people might not care for the elderly generally, but they do care for their parents and grandparents.

I think we need to judge people by what they actually do, not what they say they should do. I think that it is perfectly possible to have so much cognitive dissonance that you on the one hand love your parents/grandparents and on the other hand do things that endanger them. In point of fact,lots of people are more interested in going to the bar with friends. That is what they do. Most of the time, it doesn't cause any problems, so why not go? They won't push Grandma off a cliff, but they also won't do what it takes to make sure she doesn't fall off one. Not their problem. Damn shame, but I guess her number just came up.

[Goose]

Once upon a time, I remember both sides of the aisle effectively exploiting "pushing grandma off a cliff" for negative advertising.  Younger people might not care for the elderly generally, but they do care for their parents and grandparents.

I think we need to judge people by what they actually do, not what they say they should do. I think that it is perfectly possible to have so much cognitive dissonance that you on the one hand love your parents/grandparents and on the other hand do things that endanger them. In point of fact,lots of people are more interested in going to the bar with friends. That is what they do. Most of the time, it doesn't cause any problems, so why not go? They won't push Grandma off a cliff, but they also won't do what it takes to make sure she doesn't fall off one. Not their problem. Damn shame, but I guess her number just came up.