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.

lumpy
  • 18th May 2011 12:33pm

I think society as to the one that was there when I was growing has all but gone. I've stepped back and had a look lately and manners & etiquette are none existant. It's everyone for themselves and this I find is sad. Sure when there is a disarster we do help but why does it take a event like that to make us want to help. All I here is what's in it for me, these days if there's water spilt in a supermarket, people think wicked, I can get money for that, gone are the days of just telling an employee so it can just be cleaned up. But I don't think the media helps at all, sure they keep us informed but for who benefit and they normally get to chose to topic, and then if you comment on that topic they have the right to edit to the thinking that they want you to be thinking. It's just sad our society these days. I have taken a lot more notice of late because I got a mortgage and I wanted to be involved in my community and it seems you can get a lot more included when you do have one, but I found that I can't make a difference, unless of course I have a law degree or some more brains than I seem to have in my head, because now I have just given up, because they don't listen to you, even if you do ask them to, all they seem to care about is making their mark in history and they don't actually care if that mark is a good one or a bad one as long as it is a mark. And the area I moved into is not one that has a great reputation, but it was cheaper and I do know people in the area and I do feel that you do have community spirit but is that enough when those who don't live in the area don't have any spirit?


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