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There's An Election Coming Up, So Time To Bring Out The Line About Protecting The Children
from the this-again dept
As candidates throw their hat in the ring and gear up for the presidential election, there's going to be a lot of talk about the need to "protect the children" from damaging influences in the media. Several candidates on both sides of the aisle favor some sort of measures to regulate television violence, while at the same time, the FCC is expected to release a damning report about violence in the media. The fact that the candidates are coming back to this incredibly tired theme is really evidence of a lack of new ideas on their part. Furthermore, while many, such as FCC chairman Kevin Martin, like to talk about "family values", it seems rather anti-family for the government to usurp parents of their responsibilities. In case regulating free speech doesn't go over too well, a renewed push for a la carte cable, which would allow parents to choose only the channels they want, could come, although it presents some problems of its own. Ultimately, the best solution would be for parents to teach their kids good decision making, and if that doesn't work, there's no law against cancelling the cable.
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Meh
It's now MySpace, video games, movies, and pop music, etc who at fault for the ills of the children of the world - really.
Parents: GROW THE F^%K UP AND TAKE RESPONSABILITY
/rant
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hey i havent relinquished mine
home school them, teach that the things you were taught and you hold valuable
make sure ther vaccinations done have thimerosal (mercury based preservative)
make sure they are taught about the values and principals this country was founded up
instead of all this state controled, government controlled NWO controlled BULLSHIT PROPAGANDA that they indoctrinate our children with now
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English-Politics Dictionary
measures to regulate television violence
translation: From now on there will be a standardised headshot with a minimum 20 degree crainial spray. All rape scenes must last no more than 60 seconds.
"family values"
translation: average price on international slave trade market, or full life insurance value of one family killed in industrial accident, whichever is less.
"protect the children" from damaging influences in the media.
translation: Protect the children from damaging the influence of the media.
(small change, big difference)
and if that doesn't work, there's no law against cancelling the cable.
Oh you think so? Yet. How would 40,000 volts change your mind?
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Less than ideal world....
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here we go again
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I gess in the end, 3000 years VS 500 years of cultural maturity has its perks.
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Anyway, the solution of getting rid of Clable is not bad, but then there's the 'net, friends houses, and a whole range of other sources of unwanted material, so education is the only way which is likely to work, unless the parents make thier childern live like hermits.
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Home School
Please don't do that to your kid.
-Max
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Picking a candidate
The STC promises usually don't amount to anything afterwards anyway so theres not point listening to them even if you were interested
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Let's turn around the cannons...
Family values - and elections. All those nasty attack ads, blatantly promoting hate and ugliness, with kids asking parents "What's the KKK?" and such.
let's get a campaign together to strike down as family hostile all the ugly, mud-slinging ads that penetrate every possible slice of available air time. Let's turn the cannons around and point them at the real enemy.
My point is that the ugliest ads are usually from PACs. Media folk are not to blame - they could get into FCC trouble for refusing an ad. THERE IS NO REGULATION ON WHAT THEY CAN AIR. It doesn't have to even be true. Slander laws can't help.
Lets instead call these ugly creations hostile to family values!
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Re: Let's turn around the cannons...
The main problem with american politics these days isn't the bi-partisan politics itself, its the way that to fully engage in it, the candidates and issues pushed tend to be vile filth. This helps to alienate an ever increasing percentage of voters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout
Ban their filth (for the children obviously) and see what they can really come up with
NB - I don't think this is a uniquely American problem - you just seem to lead the world in it at times ;0)
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Good points...
This is a basic rundown of every political ad we will see for the coming 2008 election.
Candidate A:"We need to protect the children. Don't listen to Candidate B. He has evaded taxes, dodged the draft, and cheated on his wife. Remember, protect the children!"
(I didnt use the usual she/he because women don't sign up for selective service upon turning 18)
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