Well said. On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> "but therein, you've already let your bias show that you believe its >> the lowering >> of morals that caused this." >> >> But your bias doesn't come into play? Typical. >> >> > I didn't post a message saying what I thought the reasons for the attack > were...so no, my bias did not come into play. > I posted a message demonstrating that the morals found in the moral > reference book of 90% of Americans are not that better than the ones today. > > > >> "We don't know if there were mental issues, or it was just plain stupidity >> that caused this kid to do this." >> >> We sure don't, and when I wrote the original post, none of the issues with >> the perpetrator's mental state were disclosed. >> >> >> >> "Heck it may have even been that the mother was trying to get help for her >> son, >> but with the current climate of 'personal responsiblity', nobody wanted to >> contribute to a 'hand-out' mentality. " >> >> Again, this was revealed much later than the original post. >> > > True. But that's pretty much my point. Something happens and people make > assumptions about the cause of the event without any kind of supporting > evidence. > > > >> >> >> You didn't address whether you believe the issue I stated are legitimate >> issue related to a moral decline if one exists. >> > > If you really want my opinion.....No, I don't believe there is a moral > decline going on. Morals are changing no doubt, but I don't believe it's > an overall decline. > > I think most of the stuff being said about "moral decline, lack of personal > responsiblity, etc" is coming from pundits trying to increase the ratings > of the radio/tv shows. Yes, I do think there are individuals who lack > personal responsibility. There have *always* been individuals like that > though. Just like there's always been individuals with lower moral values > than the society they live in. It's not something that new though. It's > just the flavor de jour for the talking heads. > >> >> J >> >> - >> >> Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. >> - Henry Kissinger >> >> Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, >> go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton >> >> >> > >
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