Opinion

View From the Paddock: Why have our moral standards dropped?

By Greg Ryan
Updated September 29 2020 - 7:24am, first published September 26 2020 - 1:30pm
Georgetown beef producer Greg Ryan.
Georgetown beef producer Greg Ryan.

As a child we were taught right from wrong by our parents, and these lessons shaped the type of person we ultimately grew up to be. Some of the rules that were set down by my parents were: treat others as you would like to be treated; respect everyone, especially your elders; do not swear in front of females; do not hit a female; if it is not yours then don't take it; do not tell lies and do as you are told. What were the consequences if you stepped out of line? there was a smack; an ear pull or a kick up the bum with no real harm done and the lesson learnt was to behave yourself.

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