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Television is the leading cause of violence in today's society.

This was raised for debate in one gathering I attended a few years back and I find it interesting. You might want to share your idea on this.

What do you think? Agree or disagree. Why?

Yes, it is.

Bambang wrote:Yes, it is.

You have a point here Uncle B. But, the way I see it, it's more like an eye opener for me to know what's happening in other parts of the world. And aids my mind to learn what's good and evil, right or wrong, cruelties of man, etc.... and makes me think (and be cautious) that the world is one big jungle with a lot of snakes... :P

if the watchers are short minded, bad tempered and unwise, yes it is indeed.

andes wrote:if the watchers are short minded, bad tempered and unwise, yes it is indeed.

TV could make people short-minded, bad tempered, thick skinned, and idiotic. Watch gossip programs, then you'll experience one of them at least.

No people with guns are. If every person in the world carried a semi attmatic weapon people would be a little nervous about pulling out there gun.

Rickd wrote:No people with guns are. If every person in the world carried a semi attmatic weapon people would be a little nervous about pulling out there gun.

Yes you're right. They are the one's that would cause violence if ever. The more dangerous it would be if the one holding a gun has no control.


( I made a mistake)

Bambang wrote:

andes wrote:if the watchers are short minded, bad tempered and unwise, yes it is indeed.

TV could make people short-minded, bad tempered, thick skinned, and idiotic. Watch gossip programs, then you'll experience one of them at least.

gossip programs? no thanks 8)

Bambang wrote:

andes wrote:if the watchers are short minded, bad tempered and unwise, yes it is indeed.

TV could make people short-minded, bad tempered, thick skinned, and idiotic. Watch gossip programs, then you'll experience one of them at least.

Not only TV Uncle B if that's what you want to express. :P Don't you think even the people around us are capable of making us appear in this way?

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Krisi wrote:

Bambang wrote:

andes wrote:if the watchers are short minded, bad tempered and unwise, yes it is indeed.

TV could make people short-minded, bad tempered, thick skinned, and idiotic. Watch gossip programs, then you'll experience one of them at least.

Not only TV Uncle B if that's what you want to express. :P Don't you think even the people around us are capable of making us appear in this way?

TV is the most effective media to brainwash people. The best tool to make people idiotic!

Bambang wrote:

Krisi wrote:

Bambang wrote:
TV could make people short-minded, bad tempered, thick skinned, and idiotic. Watch gossip programs, then you'll experience one of them at least.

Not only TV Uncle B if that's what you want to express. :P Don't you think even the people around us are capable of making us appear in this way?

TV is the most effective media to brainwash people. The best tool to make people idiotic!

brainwash?

Yes.

My answer: Yes...!!! It is one of the reasons, of course!

It depends really! :)

People are violent by nature and some how with there genes connection too...so tv is not the leading cause of violence ... How ever it provide us the violent actions but end of the its still up to every human that how he or she take that...

What do you think?
I know for some it's helpful but for many it's not... it's ruining lives... some people benefit from it but not all...



(... whatever "Goodluck!")

some TV shows are obviously disagreeable. there is even a host who gave as a joke some discriminating opinion to only one gender always. Sometimes the personal interest of the host cannot be hidden. I think to some people it's alright but they should know it's not for everybody.

But it is you who choose what to watch and how much time. I don't watch Television but can say that it isn't something evil. Like all media sources, it can be interpreted different. The responsibility lies on the individual.

I don't think we should go as far as considering it the leading cause of violence. T.V. wasn't definitely around when people in medieval Europe invented those gruesome torture techniques. I mean who could ever think of such things!! Where did they get the ideas for these torture methods, it definitely wasn't from horror movies or T.V. shows. And what about H.H.Holmes, who lived in the 19th century, a long time before T.V. was invented, and is said to have killed between 20 to 200 people. He built a hotel with a maze, soundproof rooms, trapdoors over chutes that dropped his guests into the basement,etc. What inspired his crimes?! There is also Belle Gunness who killed 14 people and burried them on her farm between the years 1884 and 1908 for money. My point is some people are just inherently violent and evidently can have and enact horrible thoughts without the influence of T.V., art or books. Any normal person would look away from extremely violent scenes on T.V., however, people who are violent by nature enjoy such scenes and gravitate towards them, but they are not the cause of their violent tendencies.