Freedom requires personal responsibility
The personal responsibility to make the choices that are beneficial to yourself and family.
The challenge we face, is not a glut of negative influences, it’s a lack of seeking balance in our lives. It’s more convienient to turn on the TV, than to read a book… (For example)
I’m of the opinion that most entertainment is trash, that appeals to the lowest common denominator of the intended audience.
Why ?… Because it appeals to the intended audience, it wouldn’t be produced, if it didn’t sell.
Many of us use entertainment as a way to kill time until the next responsible act we must perform (sleep, eat, shower, work, etc…), because we’ve grown up believing that this is how life is.
The problem is not the value of the product created, it is the lack of values of the audience the product is created for.
People (as a group) will most always live down to your expectations (rarely up to them), not that people are bad, but that people are influenced by the choices they make, and normally those choices are out of balance, because it’s easier, cheaper, convienient, etc…
Don’t get me wrong, I watch South Park, own porn, play 1st person shooters, and listen to heavy metal, but I also strive to read everyday, listen to self-improvement cd’s, exercise (not doing so good here), eat healthy, etc…
Yes it is freedom, but you need to be personally responsible for the type of freedom you exercise…
