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by JumpCrisscross 550 days ago
> why pacifism is heavily promoted in mainstream media and society

Yes, America's problem is it's just too peaceful, at home and abroad.

Like, it's a neat hypothesis. The data just don't fit, certainly not for America. We have high rates of gun ownership and gun violence (as well as other violence, e.g. at bars and schoolyards) precisely because we like taking justice into our own hands.