The
social, economic, political, and legal
ramifications of this rejectionist view of Jews and Judaism were
enormous, considering that so much of premodern Western civilization was indeed Christendom, where Christians held political power and justified their power in Christian terms.
«The political implications are
enormous,» says Richard Louv, a writer whose most recent book, «Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature - Deficit Disorder», describes the
social, psychological and even spiritual
ramifications of a dearth of outdoors experience for a generation raised on electronic, rather than natural, stimulation and entertainment.»