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Post by gardawg on Sept 8, 2024 7:22:29 GMT -5
does all this whining have to do with violent games ... a damn crybaby having a fit because he can't post what he wants on a board he doesn't own ... start your own forum so you can post anything you want I find your narrative of being a whore-hopping alcoholic sad ... not enviable
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Post by johngalt on Sept 8, 2024 7:55:29 GMT -5
This derailed quickly. Meanwhile back at the ranch,,,, I thank God every day I grew up and had a lot of my adult life free from the internet, social media and all the other distractions that the so-called technology has wrought upon us.
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Post by ferris1248 on Sept 8, 2024 7:59:28 GMT -5
This derailed quickly. Meanwhile back at the ranch,,,, I thank God every day I grew up and had a lot of my adult life free from the internet, social media and all the other distractions that the so-called technology has wrought upon us. I hear ya. Unfortunately that world doesn't exist anymore. Computers and the internet brought tons of information, misinformation and disinformation into our lives and the lives of our children.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Sept 8, 2024 8:11:13 GMT -5
Good parenting skills are needed. Definitely out children and grandchildren need to be removed from the gaming world and introduced to reality very quickly.
Finally there needs to be regulation concerning these violent games.
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Post by bullfrog on Sept 8, 2024 8:30:01 GMT -5
Good parenting skills are needed. Definitely out children and grandchildren need to be removed from the gaming world and introduced to reality very quickly. Finally there needs to be regulation concerning these violent games. Games are already regulated with a rating system like movies are. They need no more regulation than that. Violent video games are not the cause of our society’s issues. Ya’ll of an earlier generation who grew up without them are using them as a scapegoat. I can just as easily blame the Baby Boomers before me that have set our society on its current trajectory. You say ban video games. I say ban Baby Boomers. 😉 More seriously, what you’re saying about video games now is what your parents were saying about television and what my generation is now saying about social media. This youngest generation of adults will be saying it about virtual reality as the technology matures. Each leap in entertainment capability is seen as something more devilish than what the previous generation grew up with. Or we can argue the same about music. Lets ban all negative music. Including country songs about drinking and womanizing. Let’s start with old Hank. No telling how many Baby Boomers became womanizing alcoholics because of his influence. Where do we draw the line? Most people draw it just beyond what they like.
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Post by One Man Gang on Sept 8, 2024 8:33:34 GMT -5
It's up to you "shaved cats" to steer your children in the right direction. If you don't raise them, the streets will. Allowing a young, impressionable 5 or 6 year old to act like they're 16 is our of the question in my domain. The same goes with meting out video games. Keep it age appropriate and within reason. My son played certain shoot em up video games in his early teens, but he also started killing deer at age 7 and saw the destruction first hand what a bullet can do in real life. There are no do overs in the real world. A crusade against the aggrandizement of Thug Life would be a better approach to civility, decency, and good behavior in our society. Too many of our kids are bombarded with that ghetto lifesyle everywhere and think it's "cool". If my kid ever comes home with a flat brim hat, I will bend it.
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Post by bullfrog on Sept 8, 2024 8:37:13 GMT -5
It's up to you "shaved cats" to steer your children in the right direction. If you don't raise them, the streets will. Allowing a young, impressionable 5 or 6 year old to act like they're 16 is our of the question in my domain. The same goes with meting out video games. Keep it age appropriate and within reason. My son played certain shoot em up video games in his early teens, but he also started killing deer at age 7 and saw the destruction first hand what a bullet can do in real life. There are no do overs in the real world. A crusade against the aggrandizement of Thug Life would be a better approach to civility, decency, and good behavior in our society. Too many of our kids are bombarded with that ghetto lifesyle everywhere and think it's "cool". If my kid ever comes home with a flat brim hat, I will bend it. Exactly. I’m a strong believer that music ruined the black community. I wouldn’t advocate banning the music. I simply wish the black community would choose to reject it. Kids are what you raise them to be. If a child becomes a violent criminal, its possible the parents failed the child. Its also possible that the child failed the parents in spite of their best efforts. But video games didn’t make the child that way. Too many kids came out just fine playing them. Blaming games is an excuse and a cop out.
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Post by toldya on Sept 8, 2024 8:52:17 GMT -5
It mainly comes down to too much government in people's lives. Pampered people with little responsibility. I'd be willing to bet parents and kids would have been busy trying to survive if the government hadn't helped them through tough times. No self pride because they don't do stuff on their own . In cases of wealthy families too many unearned benefits.
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Post by cadman on Sept 8, 2024 8:58:30 GMT -5
The issue, for many kids today and yesterday, was that television and video games took the place of parents in many households. Park the kid in front of the screen and forget about him for a few hours. I remember my mom running us out of the house so she could watch her soap operas while doing housework. We were playing outside, usually football, cowboys and indians, army, or some other pretend game with toy guns. Also had board games and marbles. If we did something we weren't supposed to, somehow your mom always knew about it and you got punished. But she always knew where we were and what we were doing, even if we didn't think she did.
My dad was the one who set the rules of the house and if you broke the rules, he dealt out the punishment. You didn't question what he said and you didn't talk back. But he would play ball with you or work on the car on the weekends or build something with you. No matter how tired he might be, he always made time for you.
But, back then you could wonder through the woods near your house and nobody would bother you, you would pass someone, wave and say hi to each other, and move on. Not sure that is safe for a kid to do these days. You might even meet new kids from other neighborhoods.
Nothing has changed except the computer has taken the place of the TV, which took the place of the radio and comic books. Some parents don't know how or want to be parents and let the computer or the TV or the comic books raise the child and teach it morals and how the world works. They are too busy with their own lives to worry about their kids.
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Post by garycoleco on Sept 8, 2024 9:12:13 GMT -5
It's up to you "shaved cats" to steer your children in the right direction. If you don't raise them, the streets will. Allowing a young, impressionable 5 or 6 year old to act like they're 16 is our of the question in my domain. The same goes with meting out video games. Keep it age appropriate and within reason. My son played certain shoot em up video games in his early teens, but he also started killing deer at age 7 and saw the destruction first hand what a bullet can do in real life. There are no do overs in the real world. A crusade against the aggrandizement of Thug Life would be a better approach to civility, decency, and good behavior in our society. Too many of our kids are bombarded with that ghetto lifesyle everywhere and think it's "cool". If my kid ever comes home with a flat brim hat, I will bend it. Exactly. I’m a strong believer that music ruined the black community. I wouldn’t advocate banning the music. I simply wish the black community would choose to reject it. Kids are what you raise them to be. If a child becomes a violent criminal, its possible the parents failed the child. Its also possible that the child failed the parents in spite of their best efforts. But video games didn’t make the child that way. Too many kids came out just fine playing them. Blaming games is an excuse and a cop out. All bullshit. The government, justice system, and whites destroyed inner city communities. Music comes from heart. Inner city kids write music about their surroundings as the Beatles wrote about theirs.
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Post by whitebacon on Sept 8, 2024 9:18:24 GMT -5
Exactly. I’m a strong believer that music ruined the black community. I wouldn’t advocate banning the music. I simply wish the black community would choose to reject it. Kids are what you raise them to be. If a child becomes a violent criminal, its possible the parents failed the child. Its also possible that the child failed the parents in spite of their best efforts. But video games didn’t make the child that way. Too many kids came out just fine playing them. Blaming games is an excuse and a cop out. All bullshit. The government, justice system, and whites destroyed inner city communities. Music comes from heart. Inner city kids write music about their surroundings as the Beatles wrote about theirs. Those meanie whites!!!!!!!! Listening to JFK and shit...... When gansta boy shoots a white boy for a a quarter, is that justice? Or stupidity?
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Post by bullfrog on Sept 8, 2024 9:49:44 GMT -5
Exactly. I’m a strong believer that music ruined the black community. I wouldn’t advocate banning the music. I simply wish the black community would choose to reject it. Kids are what you raise them to be. If a child becomes a violent criminal, its possible the parents failed the child. Its also possible that the child failed the parents in spite of their best efforts. But video games didn’t make the child that way. Too many kids came out just fine playing them. Blaming games is an excuse and a cop out. All bullshit. The government, justice system, and whites destroyed inner city communities. Music comes from heart. Inner city kids write music about their surroundings as the Beatles wrote about theirs. Well bless your heart. Sounds like you owe them an apology and some reparations. Lots of black artists have made lots of positive music that has nothing to do with the criminal element or the “thug” lifestyle. That wasn’t what the rap industry choose to glorify. If you want to defend the multi-billion dollar rap industry, you go right ahead.
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Post by whitebacon on Sept 8, 2024 9:54:11 GMT -5
All bullshit. The government, justice system, and whites destroyed inner city communities. Music comes from heart. Inner city kids write music about their surroundings as the Beatles wrote about theirs. Well bless your heart. Sounds like you owe them an apology and some reparations. Lots of black artists have made lots of positive music that has nothing to do with the criminal element or the “thug” lifestyle. That wasn’t what the rap industry choose to glorify. If you want to defend the multi-billion dollar rap industry, you go right ahead. Gary isn't exactly the sharpest knife in the droor
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Post by cadman on Sept 8, 2024 9:58:04 GMT -5
All bullshit. The government, justice system, and whites destroyed inner city communities. Music comes from heart. Inner city kids write music about their surroundings as the Beatles wrote about theirs. Well bless your heart. Sounds like you owe them an apology and some reparations. Lots of black artists have made lots of positive music that has nothing to do with the criminal element or the “thug” lifestyle. That wasn’t what the rap industry choose to glorify. If you want to defend the multi-billion dollar rap industry, you go right ahead. Rap is no different than Rock was when the older generation said Rock music glorified drugs and was the devil music. Or rock and roll encouraged wild sex parties and degenerate behavior. You are doing the same thing you accuse those who blame video games of doing, just looking for a scapegoat to blame. If it wasn't the guns, video games or the music, you guys would find something else to blame.
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Post by garycoleco on Sept 8, 2024 10:03:52 GMT -5
All bullshit. The government, justice system, and whites destroyed inner city communities. Music comes from heart. Inner city kids write music about their surroundings as the Beatles wrote about theirs. Well bless your heart. Sounds like you owe them an apology and some reparations. Lots of black artists have made lots of positive music that has nothing to do with the criminal element or the “thug” lifestyle. That wasn’t what the rap industry choose to glorify. If you want to defend the multi-billion dollar rap industry, you go right ahead. I didn't do anything, so I owe no one.... Also, I'm not sure where you read that I'm defending them or that theyre black?? Care to help me out a little? I thought this thread was about crazy people doing crazy things
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