>“I am worried that in this interconnected world, our country risks being disconnected from the contributions of other countries and cultures.” Now there's a n

>“I am worried that in this interconnected world, our country risks being disconnected from the contributions of other countries and cultures.” Now there's a non-sequitur. >“I’m doing what parents have done for many years,” Jim Rogers says. “I’m trying to prepare my children for the future, for the 21st century. I’m trying to prepare them as best I can for the world as I see it.” Setting aside the fact that the future is unpredictable, and more unpredictable today than it's ever been, this demonstrates the fundamental error of human relationships: trying to get somebody to live out your vision of what their life should be. In the case of parenting, imo, it's better to try to be a better person generally than to treat your children as products.