tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236743.post115420543245579233..comments2023-10-16T04:12:57.075-07:00Comments on jewato's blog: BlogStylejewatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10937430387475238490noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236743.post-1174241824176991232007-03-18T12:17:00.000-07:002007-03-18T12:17:00.000-07:00jewato, i finally checked this out, some interesti...jewato, i finally checked this out, some interesting and good stuff here! i'm replying to this one in particular as i had some training on gangs back in my first teaching position. basically gangs are a constant source of all things for those who have had no constant in their lives. they provide material compensation because they know that is what many young people have been "given" as love. this seems important to the gang members because they have not learned that happiness comes from within...but how can you learn this if there is no one there to teach you. basically i see the family break down coming from the all mighty dollar. parents are working to provide necessities but also to keep up with the jones' as it were. the kids become secondary, and they are given stuff to compensate for the time that the parents are not spending with their kids. i think that much of this started around the 1950's with the tv taking the place of the quality family time that families used to spend together. the tv hidden persuaders convince viewers that they don't have the perfect life unless they attain stuff. even worse are the cast of characters that lend their values and mind set to impressionable viewers. and why are the kids watching so much tv? their parents are working too much, are too tired to interact with them, and the parents are too busy trying to have (basic necessities, in some cases). our government plays a roll in this... they, by our uneducated votes, choose to supply more and more funds to the military, to governemnt officials, and to projects that do not improve the basic living standards of the US citizens or the infrastructure of out nation. that is my two cents.cowbabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745925651801897162noreply@blogger.com