YOUTH: Put up or Shut up!!!

[The Point]

who youts you talkin' too? een none a dem 'roun here.
dey on dem udder slack web forums talkin' 'bout fightin'
an' grine-in'.

you bring an excellent approach but you may have to post on one of
the aforementioned forums.

The thing is with some of these youngsters is that they see no right or wrong.

So they don't really know what the words respect and responsibility are.

And they tend to scoff at all things good anyhow so maybe they prefer bad friends and glorify thug life.

It's rebellion is what it is. On a monumental scale.

I think it's time to start canings on the spot by our law enforcement officers.

You get canning for:

1. sagging pants
2. drinking in public
3. cursing in public
4. loitering

If we want the government to 'take care' of our children then this is how to do it.

Good idea--- let da state pick up da slack, since too many parents wont

[adidasboi987]

Okay, so you wish to convince us that you're matured, ready to take your place in this Bahamaland, deserving of respect.... fine.

I say "PUT UP OR SHUT UP"!!! Start by taking responsibility for your actions!!! Start with the man ... woman in the mirror.

Examine your 'friends'.... they reflect you! O yes they do!
It's NOT your mummy's fault, your dadday's fault, your pastor/church, or the politician... Govt.

who said that?

We were told that WE SHOULD take our place... by those who failed to do so themselves... The definition of taking a place in the country's development is a work in progress and is still undefined... This attitude that the burden of nation building falls solely on the youth is a cop out my elders who failed at the task... So rather than pass the buck perhaps our elders should start the conversation by taking responsibility for their misdoings..

[i-omega]

Okay, so you wish to convince us that you're matured, ready to take your place in this Bahamaland, deserving of respect.... fine.

I say "PUT UP OR SHUT UP"!!! Start by taking responsibility for your actions!!! Start with the man ... woman in the mirror.

Examine your 'friends'.... they reflect you! O yes they do!
It's NOT your mummy's fault, your dadday's fault, your pastor/church, or the politician... Govt.

very good thread Da Point

[i-omega]

who said that?
We were told that WE SHOULD take our place... by those who failed to do so themselves... The definition of taking a place in the country's development is a work in progress and is still undefined... This attitude that the burden of nation building falls solely on the youth is a cop out my elders who failed at the task... So rather than pass the buck perhaps our elders should start the conversation by taking responsibility for their misdoings..

while i overstand your view clearly,the choice is still yours,whether you gonna repeat the errors of the past or be better,our elders are but mere humans aswell with many deep rooted faults that we never had,so what you gonna do blame them 4 our misdeeds?where is your comprehension?why they should confess 2 you,no pun intended?

[adidasboi987]

while i overstand your view clearly,the choice is still yours,whether you gonna repeat the errors of the past or be better,our elders are but mere humans aswell with many deep rooted faults that we never had,so what you gonna do blame them 4 our misdeeds?where is your comprehension?why they should confess 2 you,no pun intended?

Part of moving forward...from where you are... is recognizing and acknowledging how you got there... we are doomed to make the same mistakes if there isn't a conversation about the how and why we are where we are...

Deflection of responsibility is a repetitive cycle... soon our youth will pass the buck to their successors saying the same...you are the future...crap... Old and young have just as much stake in the future is my point...

[i-omega]

Part of moving forward...from where you are... is recognizing and acknowledging how you got there... we are doomed to make the same mistakes if there isn't a conversation about the how and why we are where we are...
Deflection of responsibility is a repetitive cycle... soon our youth will pass the buck to their successors saying the same...you are the future...crap... Old and young have just as much stake in the future is my point...

great pointbless.

[The Point]

Part of moving forward...from where you are... is recognizing and acknowledging how you got there... we are doomed to make the same mistakes if there isn't a conversation about the how and why we are where we are...
Deflection of responsibility is a repetitive cycle... soon our youth will pass the buck to their successors saying the same...you are the future...crap... Old and young have just as much stake in the future is my point...

Yup!! 100% agreed. I was just trying to challenge the youth to get off their lousy duffs (not all, okay!) and start participating in the solutions to some issues. To think ---- the successes we have are traced to those same 'old men' they are begging to push off the scene; where are the new movers and shakers... eh?

[Young-Revolutions]

As one of the, dare I say, "More decent" Bahamian youths today, I can see that most of their problems don't stem from themselves . They act the way they do either because of Parents that neglected them early in life and that because of the environment they grew up in. Their mindset, therefore has been permanently molded into one of laziness, anarchy and sometimes racism. If we don't act soon with the ideas mentioned before, this will become the Bahamian culture. Always remember, humans follow the concept "Monkey see, Monkey do". If the Monkey doesn't "see" good habits and responsibility, then they won't "do" good habits and responsibility.