***And I appreciate your suggestion of finding some other form of
entertainment, however I really wasn't talking about how tv effects
adults, although I believe it does. I was talking about its influence
on children. And I am sure if I knew you and your grown children
better I could point out plenty of things they did as a result of
watching tv.***
I honestly think most kids who have positive parents, thinking positively about the world, will get from tv, things that will most likely be positive, since the environment in which they are dwelling IS positive. My kids have been positively influenced by tv, just as they've been positively influenced by their parents.
If this person has kids and is saying "bad, wrong, dangerous" about things in the world in general, tv included, then kids will likely carry that kind of negative thinking around in their thoughts. The kids will not think positively about their parents and their idiotic thoughts, especially once they are old enough to suddenly realize that they have their own minds and thoughts.
***I am sorry your not willing to hear your veiwers opinions.***
OHHH I LOVE that one! Clearly, "hearing" is the same as agreeing and doing. I bet they do the same thing to their kids... "turn the tv off and clean up your room." .... no response, then "you're not listening, I told you to turn the tv off and clean your room." I'm pretty sure the kid heard and listened to that demand, but chose to ignore it and not agree like a mindless robot.
