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It's not suggesting that western culture is unique in glorifying specific types of violence. It's distinct in how it presents it and normalizes it to children.

• TulliusCicero 7y ago
  > It's distinct in how it presents it and normalizes it to children. Bullshit. You think other cultures don't normalize violence? Please, violence has been normalized since there were people. Certainly since we've had states, those states have had an interest in promoting the glory of fighting, indoctrinating the youth and such. The West is no outlier in this regard.
  • KirinDave 7y ago
    > Bullshit. You think other cultures don't normalize violence? Please, violence has been normalized since there were people. Really? Are you American? Are you aware about how much of the entertainment you consumed as a child is forbidden for children in other countries? Specifically because of violence? If not, you should consider investigating.
    • TulliusCicero 7y ago
      Perhaps you should consider investigating some other cultures. So far in your responses to me, to gird your argument that the West is unique, you compared America to...the UK. Which is, last I checked, also part of the West. Are you not aware that anime for boys in Japan is frequently censored when it comes stateside? Like the infamous 'finger guns' from Yugioh? Is Japan another culture that uniquely indoctrinates its children with violence then? A whole lot of those 80's and 90's violent video games were from Japan, after all. I blew up a lot of people and/or robots playing Megaman and Contra.