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The US is a big place (note: I'm not American either). Keep in mind that your comment is similar to a non-European reading about far-right violence and recent E
by cgh 12y ago
The US is a big place (note: I'm not American either). Keep in mind that your comment is similar to a non-European reading about far-right violence and recent EU parliament election success and thinking, "When I read stuff like this, I'm really happy I am not living in Europe. It sounds so crazy to a [Canadian|Australian|etc.] person."
- vdaniuk 12y agoShould we factor in the largest prison population per capita in the world and transfer of surplus military gear to police to nullify the 'big place' factor?
- simplemath 12y agoYes. The "we're big, these events are outliers" meme is patently false.
- cgh 12y agoMy point was most Americans have no experience with these sorts of events despite their apparent pervasiveness, just as most Europeans have little experience with far-right parties despite their recent successes.
- homulilly 12y agoMost financially well off, white Americans have no experience, I suspect that's also the demographic of most people on HN. I have friends who come from a poorer background than me and most of them have either been subject to police abuse themselves, or have friends/family who has been abused or even killed by police.
- tomp 12y agoWhat far right violence? Is there anything happening on a significant scale? What do you mean by "recent EU parliament election success"?
- milesskorpen 12y agoThere isn't really SWAT violence/school shootings happening on a "significant scale" in the context of the US either. Re: Europe — http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/25/world/europe/eu-elections/ http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/25/world/europe/eu-elections/ etc.
- morsch 12y agoHe's referring to the recent success of fascist parties like Front National in France. Other parties are less openly xenophobic, but as so often it's just hidden behind a thin veneer of nationalism.
- clord 12y agoThe far right has been rising across Europe lately[1]. And the far left for that matter[2][3]. [1]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elinadav-heymann/sudden-rise-of-far-right-_b_5512961.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elinadav-heymann/sudden-rise-o... [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEKr_sDUPTE&list=UUZaT_X_mc0BI-djXOlfhqWQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEKr_sDUPTE&list=UUZaT_X_mc0... [3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1MYMVfyHi0&list=UUZaT_X_mc0BI-djXOlfhqWQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1MYMVfyHi0&list=UUZaT_X_mc0...