The Culture War Against Kids: “The culture war is not just phony, but reactionary. It commodifies powerless groups

to project a fearsome image of constantly escalating menace, suppresses discussion

of real social inequalities, and promotes repressive government solutions. Youth are

the most convenient population upon which to project damage, keeping the debate

safely away from questioning adult values and pleasures that form the real

influences on youths. In short, the culture war is not about changing genuine

American social ills such as high rates of child poverty, domestic violence, and

family disarray, but fomenting an endless series of moral panics that obstruct social

change.” A convoluted argument, unconvincingly argued, that fear of youth is fabricated. AlterNet