From Deseret News archives:
What is wrong with society?
Readers sound off on intolerance, families and more
Dear Abby: The main problem in our society today is lack of personal responsibility from the deadbeat dad to the CEOs of major companies manipulating financial statements for personal benefit. Our society will prosper only if we all take responsibility for our actions.
Mark in West Allis, Wis.
Dear Abby: It's greed! The unwillingness to consider how our behavior affects others. We have become so obsessed with material things and a "what's in it for me" mentality that we have forgotten to live by the Golden Rule.
Judy in Wichita, Kan.
Dear Abby: Society's greatest problem is intolerance. It breeds all the other problems. We're intolerant of other people's views, religions, looks, sexual orientation, languages, mode of dress, career choice, whether to parent or not. We're in the business of NOT minding our own business.
Dear Abby: It's apathy ... but, who cares?
Malcolm in Miami
Dear Abby: It's the breakdown of the nuclear family and lack of good parenting. I didn't even know divorce existed when I was growing up. I now work in a high school and see dozens of kids in trouble each day because they don't have proper role models at home. We see girls pregnant beginning at age 14, and the parents just shrug it off. Rude, violent kids were the exception when I was young. Kids today are not loved and watched over. If parents were like they used to be, this would be a safer, saner place.
Mary in Las Vegas
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