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Originally Posted by Skybird
The basis is a culture of violence, a founding of that culture in and by violence, and a historical heritage of violence. Social and sociometrical and economical reasons cannot be separated from this, since they too base on these fundaments, in their typical national interpretation that makes the USA actually the USA and different fom other places.
America is addicted to violence, it has it in its genes and in its blood and bones.
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I think that's a very broad and inaccurate generalization. Sounds clever, though. If we try, we can see other cultures have been the setting for extreme violence, too.
The everyday American is no more violent than anyone else. We do have an issue where our rights are being exploited by mentally ill people, most of whom should be in a treatment center, and an irresponsible news media, which capitalizes on these events to "sell papers".
We certainly do have an issue with our justice system, we seem to be way too permissive with offenders.
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Not to mention the entertainment industry that is almost trivializing violence, turning it into an entertainment factor.
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Yes, liberal Hollywood sells what the people want. Violent movies sell tickets, worldwide,
though, not just in the US.
I do agree, these days it seems the writers and producers are too lazy to make good films, they just grab something with a gun a run with it.