[RP TownTalk] Stabbing in University Town Center

[Bruce Wernek]

The reason things are so bad is we no longer have any social standards or
taboos.  When I was young, there were many social standards, which no longer
exist.  These standards were not laws, but something much more powerful and
that is the power of being shunned by society for unacceptable behavior.
These standards were based on respect, honor, and discipline.  Back then it
was yes ma'am and yes sir.  Now I've got some kid 40 years younger than me
saying "hey dude".  I long for those days long ago, but at the time I
thought all of it was pretty corny.

 

Over the years, social standards have pretty much disappeared.  They've been
replaced by what we call "political correctness", which is basically
established by the government and the media.  In my opinion, political
correctness has no basis other than the  "spin du jour", which is more about
"air time" than ethics, morals, or anything else of substance.  It's so bad
today that people are afraid to voice their opinion if it conflicts with the
"politically correct" viewpoint.  Glenn Beck pretty much says what he thinks
and look at the reaction of liberal media, the politically correct, and
probably some of our readers.  I'm not so much concerned with what he says
as much as how people react.  The politically correct rhetoric is tolerance,
but tolerance definitely doesn't apply to the likes of Glenn Beck, Rush
Limbaugh, etc.

 

I apologize to our readers for digressing, but I'm trying to make a point.
In a way political correctness is like the social standards of my youth.
The problem is society did not establish these standards, the media and
government did and continues to do so.  Nor does the majority of people in
our country agree with political correctness, but you'd never know it if you
watch the 6 o'clock news.

 

So here we are complaining about the very thing that we worked so hard to
rid ourselves of for the last ~50 years.  We have sown seeds now we reap the
harvest. 

 

P.S.  I apologize to our young readers who have no idea what I'm talking
about.  The older folks will have to explain it to you. 

 

Bruce

 

From: towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] On Behalf Of Sue Collins
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 1:31 PM
To: Carol DePrato; TownTalk
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Stabbing in University Town Center

 

I know what you mean, it's very sad.  I've lived here since I was 8 and I
hit the big 6-OH this year, so I've also seen a lot of changes.  But it's
not just right around here, seems it's all over.  We used to walk from our
apartment in East Riverdale to the theater at Riverdale Plaza at night,
never thought a thing about it.  And from what I heard, this incident in
Hyattsville took place around 6:00 pm!!  Guess I could get on my stump about
what needs to be done, but I don't want to start some big debate.  What
happened last night is the main reason I try not to get around crowds of
people anymore.  

 

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From: Carol DePrato <tazimax at verizon.net>
To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
Sent: Fri, July 1, 2011 7:22:40 AM
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Stabbing in University Town Center

Looks like there was a stabbing at University Town Center in Hyattsville
last night stemming from a fight between 2 groups of young people.  This is
sad to me because I allow my sons to go there to movies and relax with their
friends.  I guess this is going to be another place I may have to reconsider
going to.  The crime in this area is getting so out of hand and nobody seems
to be able to get control of it.  Again this is sad for me because I have
lived here all 42 years of my life and have watched the area just crumble.
I wish that this area was like when I was a child when I didn't have to
worry about such things.

Carol DePrato Miller

 

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