[lbo-talk] Americans pissed, sez Greenberg

[Andy F]

On 10/31/07, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
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> Andy F wrote:
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> > Do I really have to outline the different attitudes towards
> > retributive violence?  That looks an awful lot like explosive,
> > frear-driven anger.
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> Why? I have no hip-shot explanation myself, but I can't see the logic of
> your pop-psychology.

You don't think attitudes towards the death penalty, attacking
basket-case countries, shooting trespassers, or the righteous
bullet-ridden comeuppance of the psychopath at the end of a thriller
might have something to with fear?

BTW, I meant to salute Bitch for her description of economic
victim-blame, a bullseye splitting the previous arrow.


-- 
Andy