RE: How The Millennial Generation Went from Eating Tide Pods to Being the Poster Children for Gun Control
I agree with 90% of this post.
The only thing that bothers me about is the confusion of "Millenials" with "Gen Z."
On a personal level, I will always lean toward the side of freedom and I don’t believe in subcontracting my right to self-preservation to law enforcement.
Damn right.
We are a country that celebrates violence by supporting the movie, music and video game industries that promote violence.
I agree with this and I don't agree with this:
We do support the industries because we keep buying their products, but we have always been a pretty violent country before the violence in movies, games, and music showed up. There has been no correlation or causation found from numerous studies on the topic. There are ratings for a reason and if you don't want the younger people to buy/play these violent games or watch the movies then don't buy them for that person. A-16-year old cannot go into a store and buy a game rated M nor can a 16-year-old go into a movie theatre and purchase a ticket for a rated R movie.
I've been addressed on the Millenial / Gen Z issue...so I'll stand corrected. However, I don't see a major difference between the two. Also, this is a generalization...I don't think every person from either generation follows the same steps...I see some potential from both...but also some serious issues with both.
I agree...we are country that was created through violence. My point was more to the kids that are demanding change while they drive down the road listening to music glorifying violence, they pay to watch movies with violence and then playing games with violence...none of which I have any personal objection. Nobody should be restricted because another person is committing an irrational act...which was the purpose of what I was trying to express.
However, it does seem a bit hypocritical to complain about violence while simultaneously receiving pleasure from its entertainment. I feel the same way toward a politician that demands gun control and then votes to destroy countries in the middle east where other people are being murdered with the weapons being supplied by the US.
All generations suffer from this and they always will.
You seem a bit more Libertarian than anything else. Quite interesting, actually.