Debate: Modern music is contributing to the downfall of society.
Side: yes

You seriously need to buy a dictionaryWhy?I didn't generalize anyone, except maybe people who think Nickelback is better than the Beatles. That's a generalization!These people need a fork stabbed in their ear.That's the liberal way: eliminate anybody who doesn't agree with you. I've heard liberals call for it other times, such as with Fox News or religion. I've had a liberal who said that people should be allowed to burn down churches.There I said it, so sue me.If I could, I would not. Too many outrageous lawsuits these days.I'm not sure how this counts as a generalization since I'm not actually sure there are any people who hold the opinion that the Beatles were less talented than Nickelback.Five people do, apparently.There are certainly people who would rather listen to Nickelback, but this isn't what I was sayingI understood what you said.No, my point was that you Terminator, don't understand the lyrics.I pretty much thought what EnigmaticMan had written. However, I believe you know my knowledge of slang is horrendous.Not people in general, not people who like this or that music, but you.Depends on the person.Go ahead an prove me wrong if you want.I won't. I'd rather not have to hear that noise in my head again.I also don't care one way or another if you like to listen to the music.We are debating about the value of the music in comparison with other genres, is this not true?Like I said to enigmaticman, I don't like classical music but Beethoven was clearly a very good artistThere is even bad classical music. However, I have never heard - and doubt I ever will find - a rap "song" which can ever compare to Wagner or Grieg. You may think that I've heard too few rap "songs" for this opinion to be valid; but, I remind you, that I am a cinephile. Rap is becoming common to use as background noise in film.and I am not going to take that away from him just because I don't like to listen to his songs.How American of you.Definition of "song": "a usually relatively short musical composition consisting of words set to music "Unless I am mistaken, Beethoven's works - or, at the very least, most of them - were not lyrical.For all that it matters to this argument they could have been throat-singing while scraping their nails on the chalkboard. Is that not what rap is?I was arguing about the lyrics, not the way in which they are delivered.But that makes a world of difference. The lyrics could be the most masterful ever written, but if the style in which they are delivered is uncouth or undesirable, the quality lessens dramatically. Charge of the Light Brigade is perhaps my favorite poem but, if it were sung as rap, I'd dislike it because I dislike the enunciation in rap; I dislike the "in-your-face" feel of rap; I dislike the background music in rap; the obnoxious style in which music videos are created; I can't find anything good about rap. Even if it were the best piece ever written, those other obstacles - for lack of a better word - would stand in the way of enjoyability.As far as the majority of the genre in this respect, you may have a point if you are talking about the stuff on the radio.Then why doesn't the radio play better songs?Note: I just finished listening to the beginning of an Ice-T song. He's great on Law & Order SVU so I thought that, for this debate, I might as well give him a try. Whilst I still found it atrocious, it was not so bad as most others I have heard.Or perhaps you didn't?I did try, a bit. Not too much because, as I've said many times before, modern slang is far beyond me - especially ethnic or regional slang.Why do you phrase it as a question.Habit.look at my interpretationI did. I liked it, somewhat; however, EnigmaticMan had a terrific response to your interpretation.Well we're talking about lyrics, so meaningful would be a good word to use.The most meaningful lyrics, if badly written, are of little value.