I have been fascinated to observe how popular " victum" status has become. Its almost like, " If I am a victum, then the problem is somebody else's fault:
However, it is ONLY by accepting responsibility for your present situation that you are empowered to make changes. I once heard a motivational speaker make that same statement. A murmur ran thru the audience. he was speaking about financial things, and he said " You are responsible for where you are right now" people didn't want to hear that message. But he went on to demonstrate that ONLY by accepting responsibility do you have the power to make changes. IF I understand that I have made the choices that brought me to where I am, THEN I also have the ability to make other choices and thus change the results.
I think that was Cosby's message. "Our" kids are making poor choices--they choose to be ignorant and anti social. They need to make better choices, and the adults in their lives need to encourage and support those better choices. I think all children start out with a thirst for knowledge--somehow, society either fosters, or destroys that thirst.
The choice is ours, as a society, to make.