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To play devil's advocate (you can read my response to OP to see how I feel generally about the overall argument), it does seem to correlate that more homogeneou
by davvolun 8y ago
To play devil's advocate (you can read my response to OP to see how I feel generally about the overall argument), it does seem to correlate that more homogeneous societies, e.g. Japan, Norway, have lower crime statistics, or lower violent crimes.
Possible reason being, the more likely you are able to socially connect with your potential victim and the less likely you are to see them as the "other," then the less likely you are to feel justified in causing them harm.
KKK feels justified because other races are inferior, the rich feel justified in exploiting the poor because poor people are lazy, e.g.
- paulddraper 8y agoAnd you could find similar examples in the US as well. E.g, the least violent state (Maine) also is the least racially diverse. Like you say, it's not hard to believe that homogeneity (whether race, religion, culture, ethics, politics etc.) causes less conflict. Naturally, that's an awful justification for a terrible practice. But you find many tunnel-visioned "the statistics justify the means" arguments: minimum wage, gun control, privacy, etc. Proper laws are not just about statistically good outcomes.
- goalieca 8y agoCanada has a lower violent crime rate even in major city centres where diversity is crazy high.