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In reply to the discussion: What kind of bullet sickness do we have in America? [View all]zeemike
(18,998 posts)And it is a sickness...a cultural sickness. and the infection started long ago.
And it was slow...so slow we did not even notice it...we just thought we were dealing with one problem when it was many problems all at once.
And the gun culture was cultivated and it grew...and pop culture movies like Rambo set the tone...and we all watched it and thought, Oh that is just a movie...no big deal...but when you raise a generation of people on a constant supply of Rambo and other violent action movies that get progressively more violent and justify it all. then don't be surprised if some get off on it...in fact some can get off on nothing else.
But don't get me wrong, it is not just the movies...it is the whole package we were sold...the Ayn Rand, the trickle down, the adoration of wealth and power and the corruption of politics....all of that mattered and effected it.
I wish I had an easy solution for it but I don't...the only solution I can see is to take your children out out this cesspool of our pop culture and expose them to peaceful living...like that advice will help much in the short term.