[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by redwitch

1. Prince spoke out frequently against any drug abuse. He must have been in great pain to use Percocet if his private life was even close to his public image, especially given his religion.
2. Autopsy results are not in, so any cause of death is nothing but pure speculation.
3. I doubt Prince was gender conflicted in the least. He was known to have dated and bedded many beautiful women in his younger days. Don't confuse outlandish costumes by entertainers with their personal activities.

Rail as much as you like about the hero-worship and public expense of purple lights, that's reasonable. But get your facts straight About someone before you start calling them names.

Great post.

Originally Posted by jbdlfan

I think this is before your parents.....
Plato complained
about the youth of the day, also. "What is happening to our young
people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They
ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions.
Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?" I think this is
a direct quote, but can't find the reference at the moment.

Here's another one:
"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on
frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond
words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and
respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise
[disrespectful] and impatient of restraint" (Hesiod, 8th century BC).

Thank you for posting. I was searching for these quotes when posters were complaining about today's young people.