Philip Pilkington wrote:
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> Anyways, I mentioned a while ago in a different context that the extreme
> manifestations of violence we see today (school shootings etc.)
What evidence do you have that the level of violence is significantly greater now than (say) 70 years ago? Not anedotal evidence from headlines but hard data. This is an empirical question regarding comparison of distinct periods of time. I doubt very much byself that violence has increased in any significant way.
Carrol