[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

Lots of gangbangers bumping Kind Of Blue or Giant Steps, huh??

Torturing people to Kenny Burrell??

are you kidding??

Do you even ****ing KNOW anyone who listens to jazz??

Obviously not.

Dude...the culture that perpetuates this type of behavior permeates from the God-awful mass communication empire that constantly pushes this ignorant thug-life mentality to radio, TV, etc. Sex, drugs, etc. Three And a Half Men is a perfect example : horrible scenarios where a young pre-adolescent or adolescent is exposed to sex, alcohol, etc. Dick and fart jokes. And it's the number one rated show on TV, and people think it's funny...but it's putrid. They don't know any better. Same with the music; it's what gets pushed, so people don't know any better.

The result : a dumbed-down impetuous society, fixated on sex, money and power. It's cool to be dumb, and not speak properly, and to be promiscuous, etc. As a society, we're more fixated on becoming mechanical economic vessels than learning how to love ourselves, each other, and our earth which gives us the very life that allows our existance.

Having honor, integrity, chivalry, etc. are dead concepts.

You do realize that gang bangers are not the only bad people in the world, don't you?