I am so sick of people asking "What's wrong with people nowadays".

I think you've hit the nail on the head. Good doesn't seem to be in our vocabulary anymore. In fact, it's hard for people to treat others positively anymore because as soon as we treat someone with respect, we get walked all over and we decide we're not going to do it anymore because people just like taking advantage of everyone. No one wants to work anymore, they like when everyone else does it for them. And, the people that are the meanest always get their way, I've seen it happen all the time. I'm a college kid and I see manipulative, mean people get what they want time and time again because they don't care about who they squish to get what they want and it's sickening.

I'd say you're about right. I've never blamed movies, TV, or video games for my kids behavior, because I don't let them watch/play violent things. I think some of it has to do with young, single parents who have kids that they don't want, then don't bother to raise them. The kids are neglected and forced to fend for themselves at a very young age. It's sad, and the whole cycle could be stopped if people just started taking responsibility for themselves, but everyone would rather have someone else to blame.

I think you hit the nail on the head! To add to it. I think that society has become numb to bad behavior. We need to start calling people to task for their actions. No more, "my mommy didn't love me enough". I think that as a society, we need to stop accepting it!

I agree with you on some points, mainly, parents should be raising their kids and not letting the media, video games, internet, etc raise them. I was raised in the 60's and 70's and we didn't have near the electronics we have now, and we knew right from wrong, we knew real life from games. Now a days, take a look what is the difference in the news and half the video games that kids play. I have a real problem with a video game that makes it okay to shoot cops. I understand that a lot of parents have to work two jobs, both parents work, etc. but that is no excuse for letting kids get their way and learn that if they act up they will get their way. My daughters say yes sir and no sir, please and thank you, because I taught them respect, for themselves and others. It's a said day when you can go out in public, take a look around, see parents and children and say to yourself, that kid doesn't have a chance. I for one am sick of talk shows that have parents on saying ' I'm scared of my 6 year old' EXCUSE ME?! no 6 year old is going to run my household, I do know how to discipline a child and I have no problem doing it.

I agree, society is crazy right now. The teachers in the schools want more than their lesson. They would rather have booty than to teach. People are getting married for the wrong reasons... So much violence on the street and in schools. It is enough to make my head cringe! People just don't seem to care any more. That is why they are rebellious like they are. It is so darn sad....

yeah i agree.. haha..

I think you are absolutely right. We make our own choices, and then when we are intimidated by people who might be more popular, we blame them for their influence, not ourselves for following them. I am not one to be influenced. I make all of my own decisions and take full responsibility for my actions. Unfortunately that's not human nature.

Media makes for such an easy scapegoat. I was a teen when the PMRC had their little crusade about how heavy metal was evil and hidden messages. Video games and music are easy to blame for lack or parental direction; it's a lot easier to buy Timmy the PS3 and $200.00 worth of games than to actually have a conversation with him,. And don't forget Sally, get her that new mobile phone and you won't have to deal with her at all when she comes home from school. "Everybody is isolated from each other" This might slide off topic a little but I see this on the bus all the time. People sit as far away from each other as possible, wear headphones, don't make eye contact and generally avoid even smiling at someone.

As parents it is our job to make sure we raise children to be productive people. I see parents every day allowing their children to holler at them and do basically what ever they want. If a child can do this to a parent they belive that they can do this to anyone. I would never allow any of my children to behave this way. At this time of year I have a lot of meetings with my childrens teachers. All of them have told me my child show more respect to them as well as others that they have seen in a long time. As a parent I am proud of thier behavior and have tought them to respect other people just like they want to be respected.

You know NuclearRabbit, you have given me something to think about. I think that I agree with you! You are right as far as rewarding bad behavior. When I was a youngster if I messed up on the bus or at school my folks knew about it before I even got home. And believe me, there were no excuses made up for my bad behavior and I will guarantee there were no cookies and milk waiting for my safe return! We didn't even know what ADHD and all those other letter excuses meant! We got our fannies heated up and we were lucky if we ate dinner! But, I also agree with you that the thinking of the general population is that good is bad and bad is good. Our good students are dressing like gang bangers and talking like sailors. And lord knows what are sub standard students are doing these days! I remember my dad having a fit when my brothers wanted to let their hair grow to their collars! I cannot imagine what he would have done if they came home with tattoos and piercings! Yikes! But, you bring up another great point, that people who act like jerks get what they want. Or more to the point are more noticed and get what they want. Whatever happened to standing up to someone for their bad behavior instead of encouraging it? Have we all become sissies? Are we afraid to stand up against bad behaviors? What are we afraid of? As a nation, have we been sued and arrested to the point that we have lost our will to be the greatest nation in the world and stand on the morals that our parents and grandparents taught us and fought for? This is an interesting discussion and I will be checking back to see where it goes!

The fact that so many people are asking that question now days leads one to believe that people are waking up to the fact that media does in a sense influence people. I know what you are saying by this discussion and I agree. Personally, if more parents would worry more about punishing negative behavior as opposed to rewarding it maybe, just maybe, we would have a society full of people wondering the same thing at a young age compared to as they get older. And you are right people are going nuts, because they wake up one day and realize they do not know who they are and where they are heading. I may sound like a tree hugging hippie here (and nothing against them at all) but that is why with each and every experience in life I try to take what I can from it in a positive way and accept that negative behavior is part of humanity. Learning from the negative behavior can lead to a positive outcome that does not involve killing a bunch of unsuspecting people. And that is where I think the community as a whole should come together and help a person. Not enable them. Good post. It made me think. LOL