JPF Home Page Forums General Messages Songwriter Message Forum Where is the morality of the young people going?

Part of the answer is here:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=576195&songID=4261608

Another part is what is accepted behavior. How many of our parents would have accepted the notion of "Friends with benefits"? How many of our parents would have let most of the rap and hip hop music you hear today be played in their homes? How many communities 50 years ago would have let that music be played at a level where everyone had to hear it walking down the street, or riding in your car with the windows rolled up and your own music at a level that won't break your eardrums? How many of your parents would have let you say "F You!!" to them and you still be able to sit down for the next two weeks? How many of your parents didn't have a very good idea of where you were almost every minute of every day? I could go on, but just thinking about it is making me sick to my stomach.

Who is to blame? In a large part we all are. The moment we let lawmaking be out of the control of the majority, we signed away a lot of our rights. Look at a lot of the laws that have been written in the last 50 years. Then tell me how many you would have approved if you had the chance to vote on them. We have let this country run out of control. We are sending mixed messages to our children. When they see people on TV getting away with doing whatever they want, they ask "Why can't I?".

What can we do? The very first thing we need to do, is find a way to take back control of our government. That means getting involved. Enough of the apathy. Start finding out who is running your local government, and how you feel about what they're doing.If you don't like what they're doing, find a person you believe will do it better, and get behind them. I not talking money, I'm talking time, and your voice. There is no better salesperson than one who believes what they're saying. Then move your energies right up the line to the county, state, and national levels. When all good people can honestly say they've done this, the country will change, for the better. Remember, "Evil Flourishes when good men do nothing".

Nuff said!!