i for one am fed up with our elders blaming the problems of the world on video games and the internet. i am an 18 year old male, and i have been spoon fed this fabricated garbage as far back as i can remember. games are not the reason the youth has these so called "faults." The internet does not cause violence. the reason the youth of today does not meet the moral standards and expectations of our elder generation is that they did not raise us right! they blame video games and the internet because they dont have the courage to take responsibility and admit the err of their ways. the reason the youth of america, particularly the males, act out the way they do is a form of rebellion. the weight of the expectations that is placed upon the shoulders of the white american male teen is far greater than it was 30 years ago. and when one of us undershoots the expectations the *tiniest* fraction of an inch, we are told we are not good enough, that we need to try harder, and at that point it is as if all of our previous accomplishments are forgotten. for that one moment when we are told that we arent good enough, it is like everything we have done in the past means nothing, no matter how great of a feat it was. the chance our elders had is gone, there is nothing they can do to change what they have done. what we, as the future leaders of this country need to do, is remember what our elders have done wrong, and vow not to repeat it. we need to take the time to care for our children, and give them the nurturing they need, the nurturing we didnt receive enough of. the answer to stopping violence is not placing bans on video games and restrictions on the internet, but trying harder at home. if we want our children to have morals, we need to take the time and make sure they understand why they should and shouldn't do certain things, not just tell them to do this or not to do that. We need to teach more than what good morales are, we need to teach our children WHY they are good morales. and when we have done this, we wont have to worry about video games, and we wont have to worry about the internet, because our children will be able to determine what is right and what is wrong on their own.
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whoops, sorry guys, few typos there, when you see morales it should be morals. :P
i for one am fed up with our elders blaming the problems of the world on video games and the internet. i am an 18 year old male, and i have been spoon fed this fabricated garbage as far back as i can remember. games are not the reason the youth has these so called "faults." The internet does not cause violence. the reason the youth of today does not meet the moral standards and expectations of our elder generation is that they did not raise us right! they blame video games and the internet because they dont have the courage to take responsibility and admit the err of their ways. the reason the youth of america, particularly the males, act out the way they do is a form of rebellion. the weight of the expectations that is placed upon the shoulders of the white american male teen is far greater than it was 30 years ago. and when one of us undershoots the expectations the *tiniest* fraction of an inch, we are told we are not good enough, that we need to try harder, and at that point it is as if all of our previous accomplishments are forgotten. for that one moment when we are told that we arent good enough, it is like everything we have done in the past means nothing, no matter how great of a feat it was. the chance our elders had is gone, there is nothing they can do to change what they have done. what we, as the future leaders of this country need to do, is remember what our elders have done wrong, and vow not to repeat it. we need to take the time to care for our children, and give them the nurturing they need, the nurturing we didnt receive enough of. the answer to stopping violence is not placing bans on video games and restrictions on the internet, but trying harder at home. if we want our children to have morals, we need to take the time and make sure they understand why they should and shouldn't do certain things, not just tell them to do this or not to do that. We need to teach more than what good morales are, we need to teach our children WHY they are good morales. and when we have done this, we wont have to worry about video games, and we wont have to worry about the internet, because our children will be able to determine what is right and what is wrong on their own.