if one wants to date when this country began its move from the good old days to today consider the movie Bambi which began humanizing animals. Consider the Hollywood teenage rebellion Rebel Without A Cause, A Summer Place, etc with it ubiquitous, absolute and misguided message that parents really don't know what's best that formed the basis for a continuing deterioration of parental authority. The next phase can be dated with the infamous John Lennon quote of "We are more famous than Jesus Christ" and a make love not war philosophy that moved parents from being parents to being friends and buddies of their kids because that makes mom and dad so hip...
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