re: Yea, it's the entertainment industry's fault.

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ER — 4/22/2008 11:29:40 AM (archived)

Isn't it funny how the entertainment industry is blamed for so many of the nation's ills, but when the social consequences of the unfettered actions of other industries are criticized it's always the consumer's fault ("no one held a gun to their head and made them buy...").

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"More felons allowed to enlist in Army, Marines ." A rich man's war fought with poor folk. - Bowser - 4/21/2008 10:34:03 PM
- Details - TB - 4/22/2008 5:04:23 AM
  - And a few more details on our "Army of the Poor" - TB - 4/22/2008 5:19:35 AM
    - Post no more. That's one of the saddest things I've ever read. - Bowser - 4/22/2008 6:05:13 AM
      - so about 50% are below average? DUH... - nick hoffman - 4/24/2008 2:37:21 PM
      - Missed the point - TB - 4/22/2008 5:01:11 PM
        
        You're trying to say that 55% of kids don't graduate from High School. - Bowser - 4/22/2008 9:44:06 PM
        
        In some "Urban" centers, a 55% dropout rate is considered a number to shoot for. (n/t) - Lee - 4/23/2008 3:41:29 AM
        
        No, I'm not. - TB - 4/22/2008 10:20:57 PM
- You never know, a little discipline, a little structure... - RobVG - 4/22/2008 2:39:20 AM
  - They got that it in the slam. - Bowser - 4/22/2008 3:16:29 AM
- Average education is going way down too. - alcaray - 4/21/2008 11:17:05 PM
  - There is a very powerful underclass developing. - Bowser - 4/22/2008 3:14:35 AM
    - "The cops don't need you, and they expect the same." -- Bob Dylan - ER - 4/22/2008 11:37:17 AM
  - Bush hasn't got anything to do with that. - Lee - 4/22/2008 3:01:43 AM
    - re: Bush hasn't got anything to do with that. - Andrew - 4/22/2008 7:09:38 PM
    - Irish, Italian, German, Poles----Cultural pollution. - RobVG - 4/22/2008 3:09:33 AM
      - Take a look at high school dropout rates, teen pregnancy, drug use, etc. - Lee - 4/22/2008 8:05:59 PM
        
        I guess I wasn't clear. - RobVG - 4/22/2008 8:53:55 PM
        
        Elvis could talk like an adult and didn't sing about pimping out his hos. - Lee - 4/23/2008 3:47:39 AM
        
        re: Elvis could talk like an adult and didn't sing about pimping out his hos. - Andrew - 4/23/2008 3:59:35 PM
        
        You were quite clear. (n/t) - alcaray - 4/22/2008 10:12:06 PM
        
        "were" (n/t) - RobVG - 4/22/2008 8:54:50 PM
    - Yea, it's the entertainment industry's fault. - alcaray - 4/22/2008 3:03:44 AM
      - re: Yea, it's the entertainment industry's fault. - ER - 4/22/2008 11:29:40 AM

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