When violence happens somewhere else, it is because the people of that place are inherently violent and barbaric and it is viewed as a reflection upon their society in general. Individuals believed to be representative of that society are demanded to reflect upon their societal failings and to offer penance for “their” actions. On the other hand when violence happens at home it is not reflective upon the broader society at all and it is always an aberration needing no further explanation, regardless of the shocking regularity with which it occurs. To say that the substantive difference stems from the fact that violence is somehow rare in America, a country which is undoubtedly one of the most stable and prosperous in the world, is to ignore the reality of what goes on in the U.S. on a regular basis. Since 9/11 there have been approximately 150,000 violent deaths in the United States, a figure which is all the more shocking for the fact that it is somehow considered normal in an ostensibly peaceful society.Did that sink in? Americans have managed to kill 50 times more people than a collection of Saudi Arabians & a few others did in the 10 yrs. since September, 2001. Where's the mother-fucking OUTRAGE, concerned Americans?
Another good one from another substitute. Check the update for John Derbyshire's appalling load of crap. Can his residence permit or citizenship be revoked? On the basis of "moral character," perhaps?
*Cherry Pie
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Where's the mother-fucking OUTRAGE, concerned Americans?
They were bad guys, right?
M.B. hates apple pie and Freedom™.
2nd Amendment rights, beaches!
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Easy Threats Editor:
Now that we've been disabled, unemployed & out of involuntary commitment for five yrs., we may be eligible to buy ourself a rod or two again.
Watch out, fascist reactionaries!
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