It is a mystery to me why some cultures take to violence and killing to settle

Violence is not good whatever the level. America has a history of violence and as a matter of fact, was born out of war. Violence was openly tolerated for hundreds of years here against the Native American and African Americans. Some of the acts of American violence would put the violence we see today to shame. For someone like me, it is difficult to understand why people in general and entire cultures in particular resort to violence. Look back at American history and you will see much large scale violence. One historic incident is the draft riots in New York City of 1863 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Draft_Riots There have been many more. Violent behavior is one of the darker sides of human kind. It is very real.

Don't be so quick to uplift the American people. It may not happen as often, but American can give way to violent rioting as well. I was here for the Cincinnati Riots back in 2001, and I shake my head every time I think about it. The people did have just right to be angry. Unjustified the police had taken an innocent life, Timothy Thomas, and seeing how he wasn't the first, the people in Cincinnati were outraged because it seemed nothing was being done about it. But the way we responded was ignorant and unnecessary. Urban people tore down urban stores. They made this riot out to be black citizens against white racist police, but the only things that got damaged were the very few businesses urban people had in our area. So after the riots people had fewer places to shop, and a curfew at which to be in. Violence solves nothing.

Hi little franciscan: I think every culture have a past related to violence and when their past is too close with violent events is difficult to get out of this violent cycle. Violence is not rational but sometimes groups, partires, people in general hate so much their brothers so they can't live together. There are also some economical subjects that make life even more difficult and violence comes as result of frustrations. ALVARO

Violence has never been a good way to resolve issues but sometimes when no other avenues are available that seems to be the only way. It is sad but true.

There have never been tranquilty in the world,today the uprising in Egypt,tomorrow where ,what will take place?Of the people that take part in violence, some are good,others are desperadoes,they are made use of,a handful of bad persons ,which have an axe to grind, confuse and poison their minds,stir up trouble,make them become a cat's-paw.