The over indulgence in our entertainment negatively affects how we view & treat each other.

Rebuttal: "Who exactly are the powers that be?" ^^ I was hoping you would ask... >D EX. C: "We're in a lot of trouble!" "I'm talking about the real owners, the big wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions."... "It's a big club, and you ain't in it! You and I are not in the ‘big club;'"..."The owners of this country know the truth, it's called the American Dream: cause you gotta be asleep, to believe it."..."They don't want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking.They're not interested in that. That doesn't help them. That's against their interests. -George Carlin "The resolution is about how entertainment affects our culture; Since the word "over" in this case means "too much", debating weather overindulgence in anything is bad is like debating weather crazy people are crazy." ^^ Correction: Its about how "too much" of entertainment affects our culture. I assume you've never heard the expression "Too much of anything can make you an addict?" You can argue I'm a cooke- conspiracy buff, but the truth of "who they are" gets ignored because society has their heads stuck up their entertainment!! You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land, they own and control the corporations, they've long since bought and payed for the Senate, the Congress, the State Houses & City Halls. They control what you think & CONSUME... "Mostly all of Pros points are valid only if the premise is assumed, and other points either have no support or do not seem to have any relevance." ^^ Oh, like these assuming questions that also have no relevance, you gave me in Exhibit A? -"I would ask Pro, would you wear all white to a funeral?" ^^ No ones dead... yet. -"Would you keep your hat on while the national anthem is being played at an event? I hope not." ^^ Actually, I take my Canada flag pants off & hang ‘em towards the flag. "They tell you to take off your hat. What does a hat have to do with being patriotic? What possible relationship exists between the uncovered head and a feeling that ought to live in your heart? Suppose you have a red, white and blue hat? Suppose you have a hat made out of the flag? Why would you take it off to honor the flag? Wouldn't you leave it on? And point it toward the flag!" -George Carlin "Relevance!" ... I showed you mine, now you show me yours! EX. B: The NHL Finals riots in Vancity "This is a debate. Hypothetical predictions are not an argument." ^^ Sustained... but I still like to say it because we all know fans are fans alike! =p I'll let it resonate cause I feel its all relative. :) "What does this have to do with entertainment?" [refer. to being addicted to entertainment] ^^ EVERYTHING! Fans destroying public property because they "Lost their collective $hit (if I may speak frankly)!" The indulgence has affected the entire city of Vancouver & a big blemish on our culture because truth is... it takes its riots as serious as their entertainment! Thats a scary thought... "Pro argument is that it focuses on the actions of a small number of individuals, and trying to make a case that somehow entertainment in general seems to be bad because of it." ^^ Entertainment is shady! Its filled with politics & predigest! Con seems to hide behind these examples ("Minority Instances") & believes their actions do not affect the majority of our culture. By destroying a city because of the end result of a hockey game, where thousands of people live & go to work everyday, it DOES have an affect! It certainly regresses the maturity of our culture! "By this point the rioting in London has just as much to do with the shooting as the riots in Vancouver had to do with Hockey." ^^ Both London & Vancity had "copycats"- maybe even escalated it all because they capitalized on the overindulgence of the fans in Vancity. Still doesn't change that they did it in a fit of rage because there addiction had taken over. Same goes, only this time In London, where civilians have every right to be pissed off! Vancity, the indulgence was the catalyst that gave the "copy-cats" an opportunity to get away with it. If fans would have kept their heads on straight, none of that would have happened in the first place! EX. A: LeBron Fan being ejected- "In his OWN WORDS." "... at 2:08 in you can see the news anchor stating that the couple was escorted out for their own safety because they were instigating the situation." ^^ Yet, they haven't given him his money back & he haven't received any word from the Indians organization. It sure as hell doesn't hide the fact, that his CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT was taken away?! Just like "the powers that be," they take them away whenever they see fit! Another point- I love how the media throws wood on the fire by expressing "...this guy was lucky he didn't get a beat down!"; or "Here's a can of common sense for next time." Spreading the ignorance all over the news! Freedom of Speech/Expression FOR ALL! Anywhere! Anytime! The constitution is everything America is about... if only they would live up to it! ... NEXT! "Pro is suggesting that the fans personal feelings toward LeBron lead them to take it out on this fan. For some this may be the case, for the majority it is not." ^^ Your right! Not everyone, in the stadium who was booing, was within striking distance to throw peanuts & beer at them! "It is part of human nature, not the result of entertainment;"..." "The level of disrespect shown by this fan flaunting his jersey in front of the very fans who were affected by LeBron's ‘decision'." ^^ Maybe thats the problem, CON & you accept it as the status quo. The newscaster says it perfectly. "... by Showing up & showing off" A Miami Heat LeBron Jersey & Police say, ‘YOOOOOOUR OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!" Fans need to understand just because you don't like what someone's wearing at an event- DOESN'T MAKE THEM A BAD GUY. Sure as hell doesn't warrant getting ejected by the police!? As a result of entertainment, those fans stomped on this guys happiness, for the sake of their own... because its the "natural order of how things are done, TODAY." NEW POINTS!!! -"The second they got to their seats the harassment started." See, this guy only wore a jersey- HIS RIGHT- then got accosted with boos from the entire stadium, until it escalated where people started throwing beer & peanuts because they are a bunch of crazy self-absorbed bitter ex's. No where in the Constitution does it say "Freedom to express yourself- but only outside of public events where the city is still going through a bad breakup period." Since when can someones rights be revoked for that & does his feelings & rights not count?! He was outnumbered by too many ignorant & immature fans who couldn't see past it. As a result, they were more than happy to let our POLICE brush this act under the rug with the rest of the ignorance. The difference: This happened in front of thousands of witnesses & a media outlet acknowledging its ignorance but don't seem to care!? Affecting how their audience ("culture") who absorbs everything & help spread the view of the accosted fan of being the bad guy! "The whole crowd was crazy! I said nothing back to them. I was just sitting there wearing my jersey."..."Did you throw that peanut at me? Fan says, "Yeah & I meant too!" ^^ They escorted HIM out! The people throwing peanuts, beer & getting aggressive WERE NOT!? Though they say, "for your own safety"- then give him back his money for the tickets or even kick out some of those aggressive fans along with them!? Now Kiddies, you remember what that is, RIGHT!? CENSORSHIP! Not to mention thats a shameful way to act & even more so that the media encourages it. He didn't seem like a disrespectful guy to me? He sounded like a pretty cool & level headed human being. I can't thank you enough for this credible video! http://www.youtube.com... I didn't finish my rebuttal but I will