How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations

Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by ehnto on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @10:11PM (#13547774)

The concept of "us vs everyone else" or "other people are dangerous and untrustworthy" is probably the most clear difference in US TV shows when I compare it to where I live.

It always seems to be the exception rather than the rule, that people might be willing to co-operate. The idea of "only we are sane" is another. Assuming everyone else is crazy or disagreeable seems to be common.

I wonder if that is something reflected by US media correctly or if it is something skewed.

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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by RonanTheGrey on Thursday February 02, 2017 @02:19PM (#13553585)

I've wondered the same thing. It concerns me that there are more police dramas than any other genre on American television.... and even more that they are so popular. It says alot about a cultural mindset. One the one hand you can argue the shows are being pushed.. but they wouldn't continue to do so if people didn't eat them up.

It's a gut fear that is being appealed to, and simultaneously teaching people exactly "us vs everyone else" and "other people are dangerous and untrustworthy." Even your neighbor. Even your friends.

Makes me sad.

It didn't used to be that way in the US. It's certainly gotten worse.

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