Aye, totally. It's curious how, even though the measure of your and my own parents' character might've been different, the mistakes they make and their reasoning still ends up being so similar. The same follies, the same kind of faulty logic. Mixed with some self awareness, but they end up lacking the courage to seriously confront or fully acknowledge their failings. "To err is human" maybe?

I've seen opinions pushing the idea that a lot of the cringe "wokeness" is due to parents overindulging their kids or not being stern enough, I've felt that a lot of it was probably more due to the exact opposite. Where parents kept pushing their kids further and further away, right into the clutches of those with a far more nefarious and insidious agenda.

I think it's of little surprise that this happens so frequently in college, especially. Kids end up finally getting some space and freedom from their parents, which in of itself is usually a good opportunity for them to learn independence and to think for themselves. But instead some end up getting cajoled and coaxed, little by little, into a new cult-like way of looking at the world.

Sorry if I'm a little all over the place at this point. Been juggling multiple conversations on here and elsewhere all night so my brain might be a bit zapped out.