>> What else, in your opinion is part of this downward trend?
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>>Well, I'd say the spread of aids
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>What does a contagious disease have to do with the downward trend of society?

It is not the disease, it the lack of tring to control the spread of it.

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>> the increase in gangs
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>You've got to get your facts straight. Gangs are on a downward trend. Oh but wait, the Dept of Justice is a left wing puppet.
>http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200203.pdf
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I was once told (by whom, I forget), that American are not terrorists. I replied; then what are gangs, militia, and other fascist groups. They too spread terror and fear. Is that not the definition of a terrorist?

>> and the violence that comes with them just to name a few
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>The facts say that crime and violent crime is at an all time low. I'm shocked that you don't know this.
>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5987531/
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>> The lack of general civility would be another.
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>This is a tough one, since there is no way to measure this. Each generation says the next is less civil. This could be just a result of us aging. Though, I might have to agree on this one.

And yet, we are punished for tring to teach are children respect and morals.