80sU2isBest
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
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I am 39 years old. Lately, I've really taken notice of some things that really bothers me about a growing number of "young uns". Seems to me that the line between right and wrong sure seems to be getting blurred more and more. I'm not talking about issues that the rightness/wrongness is disagreed about in society in general (ie: homosexuality, etc.), I'm talking about the basics of right and wrong - you know- theft, cheating, etc. It has shocked me and disappointed me to no end.
Let's talk about theft. Back in my day, theft was considered wrong no matter what the reason. But it now seems to me that a great number of young people think that it's okay to steal from those who they consider to be "bad guys". For instance, I had a long argument with 2 or 3 youngsters. In their view, since they have heard that Walmart treats its employees bad, it's okay to steal from then. Worse than that, an attitude seems to be "well, if a store is careless enough not to train its emloyees properly, then it's their own fault and they deserve it". But even worse than that, another attitude is that as long as its something small, it doesn't matter because it doesn't really cost the store much. Or even worse than that, the attitude: "Well, that store is owned by rich people; a little theft won't hurt them."
And cheating? Wow, just wow. Back in my day, yes there were some cheaters, but everyone knew it was wrong, and no one would dare boast about it, for fear of being caught. But that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Cheating is now a "little thing".
Do "30 somethings" and older feel like I do? Do you also see a disturbing sinking of basic moral values? Does it bug the crap out of you like it does me?
Let's talk about theft. Back in my day, theft was considered wrong no matter what the reason. But it now seems to me that a great number of young people think that it's okay to steal from those who they consider to be "bad guys". For instance, I had a long argument with 2 or 3 youngsters. In their view, since they have heard that Walmart treats its employees bad, it's okay to steal from then. Worse than that, an attitude seems to be "well, if a store is careless enough not to train its emloyees properly, then it's their own fault and they deserve it". But even worse than that, another attitude is that as long as its something small, it doesn't matter because it doesn't really cost the store much. Or even worse than that, the attitude: "Well, that store is owned by rich people; a little theft won't hurt them."
And cheating? Wow, just wow. Back in my day, yes there were some cheaters, but everyone knew it was wrong, and no one would dare boast about it, for fear of being caught. But that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Cheating is now a "little thing".
Do "30 somethings" and older feel like I do? Do you also see a disturbing sinking of basic moral values? Does it bug the crap out of you like it does me?