Society & Culture

What are your observations on society and where it’s headed?

Society & Culture

Posted by: Rainbow

16th May 2011 01:27pm

Have we evolved into a narcissistic society, as the media have alleged? Do you think the importance of manners and etiquette is less essential? If you live in a country or regional area, is there more of a community spirit and comrade in your district? I really would love to hear your opinions on this issue so please do share your thoughts.

Lou
  • 17th May 2011 11:23am

The previous comments have a ring of truth to them. When I lived in larger cities I experienced this lack of concern for fellow humans - one incident when I fell and badly sprained my leg a young mother who had been watching from her yard just turned her back and walked into the house and left me to stuggle home painfully. I now live in a smaller country town and find that there is still some of the old fashioned values here. I am what is considered one of the 'baby boomers' and I feel we have a lot to answer for. It was a lot of us who decided that our kids should have all those things that we didn't have and gave birth to the generations of 'do gooders' that have followed who have severely curtailed our ability to dicipline them. Without proper dicipline and routine children will grow to be narcissistic. Lack of dicipline and routine leaves a child feeling no one cares enough so they become self centered and demanding for attention.


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