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H2O Man

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7. Interesting and well-said.
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 10:12 PM
Jul 2015

I like that you organized your thoughts extremely well here. Thank you.

It really has taken a long time to reach this point. And I absolutely agree that there are no quick fixes.

H2O Man Survey #39 [View all] H2O Man Jul 2015 OP
I feel strongly that acknowledging and changing the way this country feels about race, its culture Brickbat Jul 2015 #1
Great answer -- thanks! H2O Man Jul 2015 #3
Definitely lots of overlap -- which makes it hard, because so many people just want to focus on one Brickbat Jul 2015 #8
Very important points. H2O Man Jul 2015 #36
Cultural and very little Motown_Johnny Jul 2015 #2
Interesting and well-said. H2O Man Jul 2015 #7
Too many people NV Whino Jul 2015 #10
there are far more densely populated places than here Motown_Johnny Jul 2015 #37
I have been to countries far more dense and a lot less violent.in fact USA is wide open spaces Person 2713 Jul 2015 #53
I think it is lack of economic opportunity notadmblnd Jul 2015 #4
Huge. H2O Man Jul 2015 #9
Part of it is always demographics, part of it is likely environmental lead Warpy Jul 2015 #5
Interesting. H2O Man Jul 2015 #38
Yeah, imagine being a cop, belt loaded with gear to abuse your fellow citizens, Warpy Jul 2015 #41
Right. H2O Man Jul 2015 #45
I'll give it a go. There is a high level of stress in this country right from shraby Jul 2015 #6
Good answer! H2O Man Jul 2015 #39
Great questions! Its economics, with unregulated capitolism, IMHO. kydo Jul 2015 #11
Gun ownership is just too fucking simple in too many places... catnhatnh Jul 2015 #12
heck, the planet's actual murder capital feels sorry for us at this point MisterP Jul 2015 #13
I think there's quite a few reasons. F4lconF16 Jul 2015 #14
Funny and true routine, thanks! Warpy Jul 2015 #28
I have to fall back on Justice Louis Brandeis. Downwinder Jul 2015 #15
I found some interested statistics.... CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #16
Purest speculation, but I believe it is worth considering... Zorra Jul 2015 #17
Man is an adaptable creature... kentuck Jul 2015 #18
IMO part of it is the way we educate our young in today's United States. Tommymac Jul 2015 #19
Every man a king in his own right... ellisonz Jul 2015 #20
IMO, it's a genetic issue. We have a too varied genetic pool and our melting CK_John Jul 2015 #21
A lot of good replies in this thread Hydra Jul 2015 #22
Sometimes I hate you as much as I love you for what you make me address. herding cats Jul 2015 #23
Gun violence sets us apart from our cultural peers. hay rick Jul 2015 #24
Depends on who you consider our "cultural peers" Recursion Jul 2015 #31
I suggest we look first to Lord of the Flies... Thespian2 Jul 2015 #25
And A Brave New World awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #50
Good point Thespian2 Jul 2015 #51
We also have to look into police violence. Unknown Beatle Jul 2015 #26
Many other countries also have better health care outcomes (and for far less money). merrily Jul 2015 #27
Culturally, we're a nation of toddlers. blogslut Jul 2015 #29
We aren't particularly world standouts for violence rates Recursion Jul 2015 #30
What Brickbat said plus malaise Jul 2015 #32
We have a cottage industry of hate in this country. Vinca Jul 2015 #33
Many poignant and profound contributions PuraVidaDreamin Jul 2015 #34
A major problem: the existence of the Second Amendment. Nay Jul 2015 #35
I'm not sure about that CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #44
Lead JonLP24 Jul 2015 #40
don't know the primary causes G_j Jul 2015 #42
Inequality of Income and Depression of Citizen's Rights. KoKo Jul 2015 #43
Testosterone n/t Holly_Hobby Jul 2015 #46
Clever apes in complex systems Fairgo Jul 2015 #47
We have looked at the issue carefully nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #48
If a politician is receiving funds fadedrose Jul 2015 #49
The US has literally always been at war. guillaumeb Jul 2015 #52
America has been an aggressively violent country since day one MrScorpio Jul 2015 #54
I may be ridiculed for my comment but at least am honest! akbacchus_BC Jul 2015 #55
I think it is, for the most part, a cultural problem. LWolf Jul 2015 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author Alkene Jul 2015 #57
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