Life in America: a follow up

After reading my last post, it dawned on me that in all my dramatic assertions the bigger point I was trying to make might have gotten obscured.  I'm not wholly satisfied with this post after all because of a lack of clarity.  So I've decided to provide a better and clearer outline of the things I was trying to say.

The point wasn't necessarily to bash on the kid who threw the Big Gulp cup.  Really I was describing a stereotypical young and disillusioned boy from an economically downtrodden part of town.  It might have sounded like I was criticizing the boy and his actions without looking at a bigger picture.  At least the "bigger picture" wasn't very well composed.  I was trying to describe his alienation from society and the actions that stem from that alienation, his sad life and the effects he has on the world around him.  I don't hate this boy, I empathize with him.  My point is that he was born into a situation that is truly impossible and his actions reflect an anger at an enemy he can't see or understand.  His lot in life was cast generations ago by large social forces and it is this that I'm trying to highlight.  We can't pretend to advance as a higher species until we address the issues that create a group of angry young men who only think of meager short term goals.  If we are to be proud of ourselves, if we are to live together on this planet, then we must look at this boy without animosity so that we can solve his problems.  As well, we must get over our own initial response to these young men.  It's easy to curse him then move on with our lives... it's much more difficult to face the situation with a mature attitude and an open mind. 

Hopefully the reader finds this a little more helpful.  Thanks.