Wednesday, October 3, 2012

When did it start all going so bad?

I posted the clip independently since I wanted to make sure you can watch it if you want. As I turned on my computer this morning I was hit with this chaos which was portrayed as "news". I have never been one to trash the media. I grew up watching television and yes, did my homework with the TV on. It worked for me. I may just be getting old but the things we call news and the things that are on TV now are really senseless, and harmful in the long run for personal growth and even happiness. As I see this clip all I see is people behaving rudely for all to see. "In my time, this just did not happen!" I am a year and months away from 50 by the way. What are we teaching children? I feel that with children and adults exposed to so much rudeness we are saying that as a society it is acceptable to curse, use foul language and in essence, bully others as a way to assert ourselves and get our way, be heard and "shine above others" As a society we have a responsiblity to be civil, respectful and teach our minors how to be behave. As elders, we have to set the example. It does seem that no one wants to be an elder as everyone is holding on to youth. Perhaps we ALL need to grow up! My initial question was, when did it start? First thing that comes to mind is good ole Jerry Springer. Long time ago, his show involved security guards and chair throwing. Then there was "baby daddy... Maury" and it has just gotten worse from there. What are we creating, what are we exporting? Let's look at ourselves, our media and you answer that for yourself.

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