06-20-2004, 11:52 PM
Grab, you can't use anime and cartoons as proof that preteens are capable of political action. The Powerpuff girls aren't real.
Neither are the kids from Vifam. It isn't a matter of maturity. It's a matter of knowledge and experience. I mean, let's say that there were little kids out there fighting crime. What the hell would the word "crime" mean to them at that age? Robbery, maybe? Murder? Assault?
Also, if you want to talk about how children react when threatened, read up on the child soldiers in Africa, or the child labor and child prostitution industries. Trust me, those kids weren't "kept dependent".
Neither are the kids from Vifam. It isn't a matter of maturity. It's a matter of knowledge and experience. I mean, let's say that there were little kids out there fighting crime. What the hell would the word "crime" mean to them at that age? Robbery, maybe? Murder? Assault?
Also, if you want to talk about how children react when threatened, read up on the child soldiers in Africa, or the child labor and child prostitution industries. Trust me, those kids weren't "kept dependent".