American culture on the decline?

Question

with rock/rap stars promoting so many bad things, how can America survive?

Now dont get me wrong, I didn't think much of the people who ranted rock will kill our country, or rap is promoting this and that. But now with all the research and number crunching i've been exposed to, its impossible not to agree.

If you look at the impact, we went from idolizing people that landed on the moon in the 50-60's.. before that world war veterans, etc.
now most kids idolize a rap, rock, atheletic super star..
not such a big deal right? WRONG..

America has been on a decline for sometime.. we produce less scientist, and engineers than nations we use to out produce easily...some of which are FAR SMALLER than America, land mass, and even population. Plain and simple, being smart in an American school is looked as a bad thing, the rebel kid who is not trying to learn or apply himself is considered cool. Yet he will be the janitor in a few years.. it seems sad to me..

whats your thoughts?

Answer 1

America can learn from the Middle East. People in the Middle East don't idolise 50 Cent. Cheers to them.

Answer 2

it's always easy to hold the past up as bright and shiny, while finding nothing but fault with today.

some researchers have found that this sort of thing has gone on in every single culture, in almost every generation on record, all the way back to ancient Egypt.

The grass is always greener in the rear-view mirror.