tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post2213205956876436578..comments2024-03-16T19:27:07.142-04:00Comments on Ol'Buzzard's World View: AMERICA'S CULTURE OF VIOLENCE Ol'Buzzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-10076751241473993532015-12-10T19:57:20.453-05:002015-12-10T19:57:20.453-05:00Modern mobility is a factor. Modern mobility is a factor. BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-83181098234491722952015-12-07T23:49:41.867-05:002015-12-07T23:49:41.867-05:00I'm not sure what happened but there's bee...I'm not sure what happened but there's been a major paradigm shift over the years since Vietnam. I recall it starting with burglaries in my home town, then the hippie thing, Vietnam marches, and major drug use amongst the middle class. From my perspective much of the violence seems to have stemmed from hard drug trade - gangs forming and moving throughout the country. It amazes me how commonplace heroin is on the streets of any town. Where does it come from? That's one thing but even worse is the way we treat people who are different from our selves. People who can't assimilate (or are not allowed to) move to the fringes and it is these marginalized people who are now rebelling against the way they are treated. And now it seems certain politicians are trying to play on this and are creating a kind of hysteria that perpetuates the problems of marginalized people. And it goes on with some people leaning toward hysteria and wanting to see a police state. I'm very afraid we will see this police state evolve and can only wonder if it all was/is orchestrated. It's so sad to see this happening and I truly do not understand the violence.<br /><br />Hi Buzz. I hope you are well.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-77927605552411881682015-12-07T22:11:27.457-05:002015-12-07T22:11:27.457-05:00I had that same misconception about things getting...I had that same misconception about things getting better in the future. I hope to be gone by the time the shit REALLY hits the fan.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-43842328980465672542015-12-07T11:10:24.156-05:002015-12-07T11:10:24.156-05:00Intelliwench is right.Intelliwench is right.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-38379773686270456642015-12-07T09:39:15.404-05:002015-12-07T09:39:15.404-05:00The country ignored Ike's warnings about the m...The country ignored Ike's warnings about the military-industrial complex and its hunger for power, money, and lives. When most of the nation's investment is made in promoting and prolonging conflict abroad, how could we not expect it to eventually come home to roost? <br /><br />Sha-la-la-la-la-la live for today . . . .intelliwenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01872666573909696493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-22012731793269354362015-12-07T07:17:17.825-05:002015-12-07T07:17:17.825-05:00We've always been a violent society, but peopl...We've always been a violent society, but people used to deal with their grievances by beating the crap out of people or getting into knife fights. Now they seem to think the solution to everything and anything is to shoot somebody. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-89205096607408065662015-12-07T01:45:27.826-05:002015-12-07T01:45:27.826-05:00No discussion of violence in America is complete w...No discussion of violence in America is complete without bringing up video games. The brain washed youth don't associate guns with real life consequences. It's all a game to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-63366585070460442212015-12-06T23:44:10.262-05:002015-12-06T23:44:10.262-05:00Where did we go wrong? If we could figure it out t...Where did we go wrong? If we could figure it out then maybe we could do something to fix it. I'm at a loss as to when and why.Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313664441343901006noreply@blogger.com