(02-16-2018, 09:21 AM)wrong_box Wrote:

(02-16-2018, 08:28 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Good points. Hate has been around forever. Long before gunpowder and firearms were invented mankind had sticks and stones and blades and bows. That didn't seem to slow anybody down from kicking [BLEEP] and taking names when they wanted to for multiple reasons. My dad said the same thing. He had rifles, shotguns and pistols growing up and he grew up relatively poor. "We used our [BLEEP] hands and fists back then to handle disputes when words could no longer suffice... like men...". That's what he said. And I believe him. 

I saw that video too. I think it was down in Dade County. That was CRAZY. Play stupid games and you win stupid prizes...or die. Family values are dwindling down each decade. I blame technology to an extent. 10 - 15 years ago I could drive down San Pablo on a Saturday or Sunday and that elementary park would be flooded with kids riding or running around the track, playing basketball, playing soccer or football and now every weekend when I get back with my dad from fishing it's a ghost town year round. 

Saddest [BLEEP] I've ever seen man. I was born in 1988. I'll be 30 in April. I grew up during an interesting era where video games were still in the 16 bit phase and Mortal Kombat was the big burden of Government to get off store shelves. Fast forward to now. THAT was a joke in comparison to the [BLEEP] kids can access on TV through Youtube, Twitch, Xvideos, etc. It can't be a coincidence that a rise in violence, suicide, STD's, depression, drug dependency, illegal activity and so forth have sky rocketed as technology has sky rocketed. 

Whether it's programming or not. There needs to be a tighter emphasis on family values again. Parents need to educate their children on the difference between reality and fantasy. I think that's a start.

agree but how do you force family values on people? When violent movies and video games are tools parents allow their children to watch and play non stop so they are occupied and not bothering them, there is a problem, but how can you alleviate that? How can you force parents to actually spend quality time with their kids? How can you make kids like to emulate and glorify Rappers less who "sing" about killing cops, killing people who disrespect them, taking what they want from anyone, jacking cars, robbing and looting? "Music" today is all about glorifying "thug life" and gaining materialistic items...Technology depends on what you are grouping in that term...The ability to find anything you want in seconds via the internet is both a blessing and curse, but how do you make todays youth turn the tide back into a civilized group of kids who have morals and values?

That's the million dollar question man. I really don't know how you can force anyone to do anything honestly. Not without at least mandating it through force. Which will only make the situation worse and that's not the American way, at least not on our soil and not openly. It's really up to the individual to make that happen. It starts with the mother and father. And unfortunately anybody can have children these days. 

I am glad I am catching myself now before it's too late. I've literally found myself mentally trying to break away from my phone. Yelling at myself internally "Put it the [BLEEP] down!". It's addictive. A blessing and a curse like you perfectly put it. Not to sound too cheesy but I guess it really does come down to that old saying of "With great power comes great responsibility". And today's generation is TERRIFIED. [BLEEP] TERRIFIED of responsibility. 

Nobody wants to pick something up heavy and move it around anymore. Physically and metaphorically. I am guilty of that from time to time. But we owe it to our country and we owe it to our society and we honestly owe it to our future and our children and grandchildren's futures. Something has to give. Before we bottom out as a society.

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