Originally posted by: loonytunes
Are u really expecting the world to be perfect? Every society has problems. It's not what those problems are, but how we deal with them that indicate the direction we're heading in.
No I do not expect the whole world to be perfect. There are so many communities that are not getting the support they need.
Today, we have COUNTLESS campaigns (anti-drug etc.) discouraging people to smoke and take drugs. Kids are educated at school to not indulge themselves into all this. We haev celebrities doing ads that discourage smoking. We haev laws, rehab centers etc. to deal with people who do DO this stuff. The government and society as a whole hsa done everything it can to stop people from indulging in these harmful activities.
If the government has set up all these facilities..then why hasnt this all stopped? In Vancouver BC..there are so many people out on the streets in every corner..there are druggies that hang around there. Who teaches them? No one..
Female foeticide occured FULL-FLEDGEDLY before. The fact that it has gone down significantly (globally) says a lot about the direction we're heading in. Today, it doesn't matter to any educated couple whether they're having a boy or a girl. Yes, it still happens in some places. But the number has gown down significantly. We would not be moving in the right direction if the number was INCREASING. I'm not denying that this is a problem that needs to be dealt with. But, female foeticide is an age-old problem and to get rid of that problem is going to take a lot of time. The key to that is education.
There are some people that have been eduacted about how killing girls isnt the key..but they dont listen..what are you going to do about that? Yes, the number of girls dieing has lessened by a lot..but there are many girls that are still getting killed because of abortions! How are you supposed to teach educated people?
Education has been given more importance in the 21st century than it has ever been before. This in itself is a sign of progress. Have you ever given a thought about where these female foeticides happen? Most of them occur in thirld-world countries. i.e. countries where the education level is low, especially India and China. This problem isn't going to be solved by the snap of a finger. However, the fact that this act, which was far more widespread before is mostly being carried out in third-world countries speaks volumes about how far we've come. Yes, it still exists but at least we're moving in the right direction with it.
I know its not going to stop by a snap of a finger and I never said it would..like I said before there are educated women that are still getting abortions..why is that?
This is an issue that's very subjective. It differs from person to person and from family to family. Firstly, you can't generalize a generation and make a sweeping statement saying "Our generation can't respect their elders". I belong to this generation. I respect my parents, I know countless people who do. On the other hand, I also know countless people who don't.
I didnt mean to make a sweeping statement, I meant that most of the kids in the new generation dont want to speak with there parents.
It depends on how you've been brought up, what values you've been given, what friends you've hung out with etc. There are a lot of factors! Yes, there are a lot of people who abuse their parents and throw them out of the house, mercilessly and such kids should be.... 😡
What can you do about those kids? They have been taught very positive values..but do the kids care about those values? No..they dont care..all they care about is to get there own house..and get far away from there parents..the parents that have brought them this far..parents who have produced so much money by working double shifts everyday..just so they kids can get education go to college/university and become something!
But have you ever thought that the Old Folk's Home which you uttered in such a disgusting manner might be a much better place for these elderly couples than home itself? If their kids don't want to take care of them, at least society has created a place where these people can go and live in peace, instead of being abused at home. There are provisions where these old parents can go and stay and they don't have to spend the last years of their life on the streets. That is a big thing!
It wasnt my attention to say Old Folks home in a dusgusting matter. Yea maybe those Old Folks Home are a better place for the parents..but whenver I see on television that the old parents are at the Old Folks Home..it breaks my heart..I see them crying..wishing that there kids would come and take them back home..I once saw a old women saying..'my son said he will be back in two days and take her home' but shes like 'it has been 2 years and I havent heard from my son' you know how sad that is? Yea its a BIG thing that there is a Old Folks Home so the parents can stay in and yea it is better than for the parents living on the streets..but are the parents happy about living in the Old Folks Home? Not the majority..
As I said before, machines and technology don't operate by themselves. Just because some fanatic and extremist abused technology doesn't mean that the entire society is going in the wrong direction. For every Osama Bin Laden that supports this terrorism, there are a million people who oppose it. You do the math. If the technology you're referring to is the airplane, I think it's done more good to our society than harm. Most of us USE it, there are some who ABUSE it. Simply because of those few that abuse it, is it justified to label the entire society as misled?
Im not saying because of technology the entire society is misled..there are many reasons that I said before that the society is not going in the positive direction. And about the ones that abuse the technology..whats happening to them? Nothing..and kids in the third world country are now HELPING load guns, creating bombs, etc. Third world countries are the last to get technology and education.. but how the kids know how to build a bomb when they dont even know what 2+2=?
Now to the next point..starvation..
Im sure most people heard a Tsunami hit New Orleans or I think it was a mudslide or earthquake that hit India..
Tons of food, money was sent..but how come that wasnt enough? When the earthquake hit India..many people sent out money..and I think it was on the radio that I heard..not as many white people (I do not mean to offend any one by saying white..I didnt know what else to say) sent out money as they did when the Tsunami hit New Orleans..why is that? But that wasnt the point I was going to disscuss..the point was..the money that was sent to help the starving people in India..didnt reach them..I also saw on the news..like some hundred of thousands of dollars went missing?! Again..leading into the security of money..what happend to all that money? Yea..why not keep the money then sending it to a country that just had an earthquake hit it?
(This has nothing to do with the debate..but earthquake hit on my birthday..Oct 8)
Priya
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