[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Oblivion437: At least nobody can bitch at you with "But you haven't seen it!" [/froth]

Not anymore.

However, since the criticisms and rebuttals have been done to death, I really would like to actually discuss some of the issues Moore raised. I am most interested in hearing different theories of WHY the U.S. has such a higher rate of gun deaths and violence than other counters.

Moore highlighted many of the common excuses given: violent movies and video games, "shock" music that rails against society and glamorizes violence, murder, and suicide, abundance of guns and a history of violence in the countries past.

As Moore's research pointed out, most countries have ALL of these factors in common (at least to some degree) - but even if you take only half the number of gun deaths in America given by Moore, the gap between us and other countries is phenomenal.

There are no easy or perfect answers to the question, but I would like to hear the perspectives of other members - especially those from countries other than the U.S.

[ 07-11-2004, 08:30 PM: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]