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Originally Posted by Normal
You know, the haphazard raising of our youth hasn’t helped the situation much. Columbine wasn’t the first shooting, but it was the first in a very long time. Since 1999, we have had several copy the idea. Klebold and Harris didn’t even use AR 15s because they wear cool back then. However, they did mimic their favorite shoot ‘em up game (Doom” trench coats and all.
If American kids keep getting that garbage pumped through their minds, things will likely get worse. Raising our kids with television and video games that glorify killing may not be the answer and could by chance, contribute to our problems.
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Well, right idea, but, in my humble opinion, wrong cause.
The rest of the world also watches TV and Movies and plays silent video games. No other country has had one 20 school shootings this year.
But, it is our society, our culture. I agree. Guns are not the problem, they are a symptom and an easy solution for those looking to express their anger, frustration and to get some token of notoriety.
Some think the breakdown in American Society is a result of the Bible being taken out of "our lives". I disagree. I think it is that until around the 1970's single wage earners could make living wage to support their family. Today that is pretty much gone. In most families both parents (or the one parent) have to work. Often far more than 40 hours a week just to get by, no chance of "getting ahead". Prior to the 70's most parents focused on making a better life for their children - that included good work ethic example, some that loved them around all day to give comfort when they needed it, and an optimism that some day they kids would have better live than they did.
For MOST families today, that is not the dream, the dream is now, to be able to buy food and medication. To be able to pay the rent, not have the electricity turned off. And HOPE to god they don't get called in to the school to get the kid and take them home, because that is lost time at work and the chance they won't make it to next pay day - again.
Then add in all the anger and hate spewed by media and people look for someone to blame and which ever side the find closest to their beliefs that latch onto and begin hating the other side.
We USED to be Americans. Now we are one of two sides and it is out patriotic duty (we are told 24 hours a day) to HATE the other side.
That I believe to be the root cause. The loss of hope for a better future.