>> Besides, terrorist actions have nothing to do with culture. No matter how
> advanced the culture, there will always be people who just don't get that
> violence is not the way to solve your problems. When you're talking about
> culture as it applies to a whole country, you're talking about the average
> inhabitants of that country, not the extremes. And judging from recent events in
> the US, the average American is a lot more prone to use violence as the way to
> solve their problem as people from most western European countries. And it is
> made a lot easier for them to do so because of the easy access to firepower.
>
Let's take this a step further....
Terrorists are generally people of a religious order that either feel
oppressed by another group or are looking to make a statement for their
cause.
You can't tell me that "culture" has nothing to do with terrorisom when
it's religious freeks doing the terrorism because of their "culturial"
religious beliefs.
Another point, look at the trouble between the Prodistants (excuse typing,
been up 24 hours now) and the Catholics in Irland.
Again a clash of opposing cultures and religions resulting in violance.
When was the last time you saw on CNN a report about Catholics rioting
agianst Prodistands in Alanta or Chicago? None, dosen't happen here in
the U.S.
Or when was the last time you saw on the TV people in Porto Rico rioting
aginast the US telling us to leave their country (because they are a
terrority of the US) as they do in Iraland.
I would say, as a whole, the level of MASS violance is much lower here
that else where in the world.
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