Thank you for proving my point about paranoia.You got so angry about my dismissive attitude towards christian movies.I didnt mention the Passion of the Christ because its a statistical anomaly.Yes one of the biggest christian movies but a statistical anomaly.And the Sweden example I gave it as an example of the difference between cultures.American gun culture is far more paranoid than the typical european gun culture.Contrary to what some americans might think guns are not unheard of in Europe.But europeans rarely emphasise the lets kill people atittude.When I said americans are more willing to shoot i wasn't talking about shooting animals i was talking about shooting people.Can't see why you would have missed that part.There's no shame in admitting it.You know how often i see persons from the Midwest mention as a joke their willingness to use deadly force against other humans?Way too often.And for someone from outside that's not something to respect.A normal person would react with a 'these people are weird'.You don't start a relationship by emphasising the shoot first thing.Because a regular person will say 'what if i get into an argument with them and they pull out a gun because they got angry?'.It happens and its possible.A responsible gun owner actually has to de-emphasise the shooting people part because others will genuinely get scared and they'll react by ostracising that person.Americans are far more violence prone than europeans.Its a cultural thing.You gotta admit crime rates in the US are far higher even in small town communities violence is more common.The willingness to shoot people is higher in the US its kind of hard to deny it.Yes europeans in the past were a lot more willing to kill and racked up some huge body counts genuinely impressive but those days for the time being have ended.Europeans racked up such huge body counts they got tired of killing honestly.Americans though not so much.Not all but there is a strong undercurrent of that.And I don't think christianity can claim to represent the moral values of America.It has an influence but lets be honest here the Constitution represents the basis.And the Constitution is secular very secular.America is not a christian nation its a nation with a majority christian community but its values are not christian.No culture is perfect and being willing to admit to your imperfections and maybe even your potential faults is the first step towards healing.Getting angry every time someone says 'you people' actually says a lot.Unfortunately in the US saying 'you people' is among the most offensive things and sadly has pretty much shut down any debate about the pros and cons of certain attitudes.Its become one of those block elements no one is willing to admit that maybe they're in the wrong.But that's impossible since no at all can be in the right.And again that's another fault.Emphasising the 'I'm right because I say so' attitude is another mistake of the system.The system in the US has become highly defensive ever since 9/11 especially.Highly abrasive honestly.It emphasises a conflict based attitude in which criticism is bad no matter what.Although it does make cultural sense.A society which fears attack will almost always shut down debates for fear of losing the war.Everybody gets so angry when someone says 'you people' that no one stops to say 'but why would they call us like that?' just because 'they're assholes'?Or maybe they noticed something we didn't?
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