Do we live in an inherently Violent culture?

@cNotable (891)
United States
January 21, 2007 7:58am CST
Why do you see the image of a gun every time you turn on the TV? Why do the biggest grossing movies in the world have violent stories? What is it about violence that we crave in our entertainment? Are we by nature violent creatures? You would think so, especially in America with the continuous wars. What is wrong with us to crave seeing this kind of stuff on the screen as a way to "relax" or escape from life?
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Randync
@Randync (544)
• United States
22 Jan 07
I do think there is a violent side to human nature. I don't know why we like the shoot out type movies but I do like em myself. Probably just the excitement factor.
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damuz81
@damuz81 (128)
• Colombia
29 Jan 07
yeah, all we have a little assasin inside us
wasim989
@wasim989 (2298)
• India
21 Jan 07
May be because there is a beast in every human being even though it is hidden most of the time yet sometimes its appears in a voilent ways therefore we can say that somewhat we live in a voilent culture.
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msqtech
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
29 Jan 07
humans havent changed much
msqtech
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
29 Jan 07
I think if you are in the poorest parts of society you may but it hasnt changed much in 200 years I think