In sum, you and others seem to describe the present situation as a result of a more violent historical past? And maybe it could be more like an European model?

In sum, you and others seem to describe the present situation as a result of a more violent historical past? And maybe it could be more like an European model? Thanks, that answers my question. (Regarding the equal number of up/down votes on my previous comment: Save the emotional energy. :-) I'm a curious European without a clue about the related political discussion. I'm sorry if I stepped on any toes; for the record, my home country is probably more dysfunctional than USA, but in different ways.)