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I just don't see people being violent because of what they listen to. Think about it, books effects people more than music (most of the time), so how come people don't roll around calling themselfs Don This N Don That after reading Marrio Puzo books?
I totally agree with smartiehouse on this. Now, (according to my law lecturer, who's from NY by the way) people have three things to keep them in check. Religion, custom and law. You dropped religion, the US is too mixed for custom, so you only have law left. Unfortunately law isn't flawless nor is it as frightening as the other two. Religion says God sees all, no getting away from that. Custom says you're going to live your life in shame no matter where you go all it takes is one person to say something, can't get away from that because someone always knows something. But law says, if you do this N that and IF you get caught, then there's a CHANCE that you'll go to jail for so N so years. Basically the US (and many other forward countries) put law in the place of religion and custom, but it doesn't fill the gap. Isn't the most classical US response to "You're disturbing me", "So sue me!"?
Unfortunately (according to a sociology lecturer, from TX) the violence in the US will continue untill the population of the US act as one body and start making their own customs and beliefs. Basically, when 90% of the people on the street respond to "You're disturbing me" with "Yeah, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that"... because I was brought up to believe against that myself.
Let's not forget that the US is still forming its own race of people.
So instead of complaining about the music, change the thought, the music will change with it. Give people a common ground, a common belief. Music doesn't make people, people make music. They're only reflecting what they've seen, what they believe with music. You wanna make a change, change their belief, educate them, protect them. Don't run away and tell them to disapear, you know that won't happen.
I totally agree with smartiehouse on this. Now, (according to my law lecturer, who's from NY by the way) people have three things to keep them in check. Religion, custom and law. You dropped religion, the US is too mixed for custom, so you only have law left. Unfortunately law isn't flawless nor is it as frightening as the other two. Religion says God sees all, no getting away from that. Custom says you're going to live your life in shame no matter where you go all it takes is one person to say something, can't get away from that because someone always knows something. But law says, if you do this N that and IF you get caught, then there's a CHANCE that you'll go to jail for so N so years. Basically the US (and many other forward countries) put law in the place of religion and custom, but it doesn't fill the gap. Isn't the most classical US response to "You're disturbing me", "So sue me!"?
Unfortunately (according to a sociology lecturer, from TX) the violence in the US will continue untill the population of the US act as one body and start making their own customs and beliefs. Basically, when 90% of the people on the street respond to "You're disturbing me" with "Yeah, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that"... because I was brought up to believe against that myself.
Let's not forget that the US is still forming its own race of people.
So instead of complaining about the music, change the thought, the music will change with it. Give people a common ground, a common belief. Music doesn't make people, people make music. They're only reflecting what they've seen, what they believe with music. You wanna make a change, change their belief, educate them, protect them. Don't run away and tell them to disapear, you know that won't happen.