Have you ever felt that society is going from bad to worse? Well that is the topic that author David Kupelian investigates in his essay "Killer Culture." We look at kids as a beacon of hope for our society, hoping that one day they will grow up and be intelligent reasonable people, well as time goes on that is happening less and less,
One day you watch as a child recites the Boy Scout values, and the next they are piercing, tattooing and otherwise mutilating any and every body part you can think of; some of them even suspending themselves in the air via hooks embedded in their backs or even purposefully contracting HIV for that "ultimate" sexual high. What can cause such a dramatic change in a person's behavior? Well some might blame it all on the ad companies or the poor role models in the media, or even peer pressure, but the bottom line is that these people are not being made to to these things, they are choosing to do these outlandish and ultimately self destructive things.
How do we prevent this from happening? As the author so fervently suggests we must start with the children. If we can expose them to positive groups and other time tested influences now while thay are most impressionable, they sand a better chance of not becoming a part of this self destructive Killer Culture.
Wow- this picture is so hard to look at! Suspension...So bizarre. You're right when you say that it's freedom of choice. No one makes them do these things. It's a sad commentary on our society.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you summerize the essay, and I agree with your closing statement. It really does seem like one day they are reciting the boy scouts oath and the next they seem to have gone out of their minds.
ReplyDeleteNice review of the essay. I especially like the picture. Kind pf puts things in perspective when you actually see what people are doing to themselves in the name of freedom. It does take teaching the children to respond to influences correctly in order to change these questionable trends.
ReplyDeleteIt is a hard picture to look at, but it brings an interesting visual to the essay. I enjoyed your summary and I agree that children need to be exposed to positive influences during the time when they are most vulnerable.
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