Friday, May 23, 2008

The Age of Cynicism

An uninterested observer could be forgiven for thinking the worst about the current state of New Zealand society. As the print and electronic media has constantly reported over the last few months, its getting pretty grim in a number of areas. For a start, we have horrendously rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases amoungst our young. And the proposed antidote? Drugs, not attempts at promoting self control or respect. Next, the use of illicit drugs to fill some void in a persons life i