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An idea I have been contemplating:
Despite how incidents of unrest and incivility, such as shoplifting, go viral on Twitter and the perceived widespread decline and decay of American society and the breakdown of law and order, Americans a , in large, better-behaved than any other society, and are better behaved now than in the past, compared to even in the Middle East under Islamic law, compared to much of Europe. Western Europe seems to have constant protests and riots, whereas in the US it was limited to 2020 after George Floyd's death, but more contained and ended abruptly.
Western Europe has a much lower level of violent crime, on average. The US's murder rate, per wikipedia, is roughly on par with Russia at 6.8. Plus, both have had quasi-coup/farce events in the last few years!
What about Japan? Their murder rate is very low, 0.2 per 100,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
From 1960, violent crime has doubled, aggravated assault and rape has tripled, robbery is up 25%... Murder is stable, which is a bad thing considering how much medicine has improved over 60 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States#Crime_over_time
The fact that murder hasn't decreased by a huge amount is a big indictment. There are so many reasons why it should have. Absent these factors, the murder rate would be at all-time highs.
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