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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Neocon who wrote (53155)8/26/1999 12:00:00 PM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
Neocon, something else occurred to me.

I recently read the average child watches 8,000 murders and 100,000 violent acts by the time they reach elementary school. It can't help but desensitize children to the horrors of the real thing. Watching all that injury and death also contributes to feelings of insecurity and distrust of others. And lack of sensitivity and fear are both powerful destroyers of innocence. In presenting a steady diet of murder, deceit, and trouble-making in programming, the media sell violence and socially deleterious behavior in much the same way advertisers sell cars. Repeated exposure to violent television images alters our perceptions of the society in which we live, and gradually shapes what we accept and expect from our fellow citizens. Our society suffers when that small percentage of viewers of violence are turned toward criminal behavior.

It wouldn't surprise me to see a correlation between the amount of time spent watching television and the most violent areas of our country.

Michael
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