tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post800921367304805253..comments2024-03-27T07:48:23.030-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: WASTED LIVESIntellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-88613278162062935052009-10-22T00:09:49.560-11:002009-10-22T00:09:49.560-11:00I agree that there are a lot of different factors ...I agree that there are a lot of different factors which can lead to this. Another is peer pressure, with some just getting into the wrong crowd, and boys are much more likely to get themselves into trouble for rowdiness and fighting than girls...for some, fortunately it's just a passing phase and they settle down, return to education and find a steady job, but there are always those who are lost to the system and make a career out of constantly making trouble for themselves and others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-48040404113227037292009-10-21T20:31:03.371-11:002009-10-21T20:31:03.371-11:00Amazing poem and I appreciated the context you put...Amazing poem and I appreciated the context you put it in Nicholas. It is fantastic how a situation like that can trigger you to write this poem as a result.<br />We are degenerating as a society and our civilisation is imperiled. Dumb is being glorified and rewarded, so how can we be surprised?Penthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226869141298079186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-17620051038056503832009-10-21T13:30:40.070-11:002009-10-21T13:30:40.070-11:00And these same individuals are probably responsibl...And these same individuals are probably responsible for thinking how amusing to put their fighting dogs into a fenced area at the local dog pound. They killed 3 helpless dogs one of which was somebodies pet.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103626093025254193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-65270868750091168292009-10-21T10:42:59.075-11:002009-10-21T10:42:59.075-11:00We see so many of these wasted lives here too. You...We see so many of these wasted lives here too. Your poem evokes feelings of pity and waste in me too Nic. As bekkieann says family, schooling, media all are responsible.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969764234193384841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-36311301653207566502009-10-21T02:22:41.771-11:002009-10-21T02:22:41.771-11:00They call it gaming here and not gambling because ...They call it gaming here and not gambling because the Indian tribes are subjugating their cultures to build casinos and they want this enterprise to sound lofty. In a three hour drive to Albuquerque I will pass half a dozen. And even at 6 in the morning there will be cars in the parking lots. <br /><br />Bankruptcies are up, alcoholism is up, divorce is up, suicides are up. The only thing down is the employment of the native peoples for whom these gaming palaces were built to employ. A full 70 to 80 percent of employees are non-Indian. All management positions are filled by the lenders of the money to build them. There seem to be a lot of Italians. <br /><br />This is wasting a culture and a heritage not just a few lives.JBinford-Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293248281473648182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-87360215493634642242009-10-21T01:04:24.470-11:002009-10-21T01:04:24.470-11:00Good observations and an important message in this...Good observations and an important message in this, Nicholas. The solution isn't easy, of course. But the failures are many: parenting, school, society, even popular media. These wasted lives need rescuing as a much younger age. The young men you witnessed with have a very difficult time rising above their circumstances - likely will not. Something to think about.Bekkieannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058996951400003081noreply@blogger.com