Irony
| Earlier tonight 60 Minutes had a piece about the disturbing trend in which teenagers physically assault, and often kill, homeless people, for the thrill of it. Often these teens videotape the brutal beatings. Ed Bradley, the 60 Minutes correspondent who filed the report, seemed unable to fathom why teenagers would do such a thing. What I find interesting is that we keep hearing stories about soldiers in Iraq who torture, rape and kill the citizens there. And now our government has sanctioned torture. And we wonder how our children can do such things. Thanks for your moral leadership, Mr. President. |
posted by Wasp Jerky at 7:37 PM
Comments on "Irony"
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shelly said ... (10/01/2006 10:23:00 PM) :
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Wasp Jerky said ... (10/01/2006 10:26:00 PM) :
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Wasp Jerky said ... (10/03/2006 08:31:00 AM) :
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jasdye said ... (10/04/2006 07:01:00 PM) :
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Wasp Jerky said ... (10/11/2006 08:55:00 AM) :
post a commentThat is ironic. *shakes head*
Indeed.
No, I don't think any of those things marcguyver. People are responsible for their own behaviour. I absolutely agree with you.
However, when soldiers dehumanize other people (and you have to admit, there have been a lot of soldiers in Iraq who have), and when the President makes it clear that it's okay to dehumanize people in certain circumstances for a greater good, then that sends a message to kids. It's like when a parent tells his or her child not to swear, drink or smoke, but then does those very things. When we as a society don't treat certain people as human beings, it tells kids that they don't have to either.
yes.
something that honestly, we can see after the lewinsky scandal - and the media attention that flooded after that - that all of a sudden, everybody knows what a 'chicken head' is. (of course, i would also give weight to biggy smalls on that one, but i digress.)
i think that what k-wasp is saying makes a lot of sense and is biblically and historically accurate. leaders lead by example more than by word.
Again, no one is saying that the things you mention don’t shape the way children act. Of course they do. But if you honestly think that seeing images of soldiers abusing prisoners doesn’t also have an impact, and if you honestly think that the President and Congress condoning torture doesn’t also have an impact, then you need to pull your head out of the sand.