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Different societies have different thresholds and criteria for what problems can be solved with violence or the threat of violence. We can see this manifest in
by jahnu 5y ago
Different societies have different thresholds and criteria for what problems can be solved with violence or the threat of violence.
We can see this manifest in the use of violence by the state authorities. E.g. if state applies capital punishment to certain crimes then this reinforces the idea that violence is a solution to problems.
Whether the state holds this position because the society does or vice versa or some mixture of the two I'm not sure.
- 01acheru 5y agoSo in your opinion the US are a more violent society than most around the developed world?
- jahnu 5y agoFor gun violence, murder, and rape, yes I think it's pretty clear cut for the US as a whole. I would hazard a guess that there are large parts of the US where violence is more comparable to, say, the average Canadian levels.