For long there has been a cry for increased immoral
behavior, insecurity and drug abuse. Various complains and articles have been written on these vices
and still there is no corrective measure which has been taken by society or
government to curb this negative change to societal values. These happenings
are recent and new and I believe there is a point in time when our society lost
its way and allowed gaps for infiltration of these vices. Society should trace
back its steps in time, investigate and identify this turning point for it to
make a long-lasting correction.
I believe that one of the ways in which we came to
this undesirable state is through the media. The movies aired, songs played,
music videos played and presenters of
the different media stations portray a different culture and style so alien to
our societal state. These actions have placed our ethics and codes of conduct
governing our cohesion as a community at
risk. A bigger percentage of movies, music and videos presented to media consumers contain immoral
scenes for example nudity, drug abuse, violence, sex e.t.c.
These are so much on our radios television, laptops
and other media playing gadgets such that the youth whom for the better part of
their time spend on media, have taken these as normal and usual in life. The
youth have decided now try and practice what they see and hear from the media
for they look at them as part and parcel
of life and some have also taken it as a fashionable style of life.
Acts such as homosexuality was never an African
problem but today in most conversations on morality, we have to have it as part
of the discussion topics. This shows where our society is heading to; more
worse state.
For well being of our society and protection of our
heritage, we cannot afford to allow the continuity of these acts in our society
. Different groups such as the church, government, civil societies and
institutions should come together and investigate solutions to these problems.
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