Re: Why is the United States so violent?
Originally Posted by
Bruce
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That can't be the cause though because there are many other countries with far higher homicide death rates. It is just that you don't see the fuss made about them.
I'm sure you are right. We in Europe have been living a long period of peace. It seems it is now ending. The US was borne of conflict and rejection. It's never forgotten that violence is one side of human nature.
But you can't compare their stats with ours like for like. You need to look at percentages. No doubt the comparison is still shocking but that's only because we have idealistic assumptions about humans.