JGalt
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He makes a good case...
"...The rise in mass killings seems inexorable. Mass killings began to accelerate in the 1960s. Mass killings are usually defined as four or more people killed in a single incident. In the decade from 1950 to 1960, there was only one mass killing. Killings have increased each decade since then. In the 1960s there were six. In the 1970s there were 13. In the 1980s there were 34. In the present decade—2011 to 2018—there have already been 50 mass killings.
Upon studying the phenomenon, I have concluded that the breeding ground of mass killing is neither guns nor genetics. The breeding ground is culture..."
The Inexorable Rise in Mass Killings
"...The rise in mass killings seems inexorable. Mass killings began to accelerate in the 1960s. Mass killings are usually defined as four or more people killed in a single incident. In the decade from 1950 to 1960, there was only one mass killing. Killings have increased each decade since then. In the 1960s there were six. In the 1970s there were 13. In the 1980s there were 34. In the present decade—2011 to 2018—there have already been 50 mass killings.
Upon studying the phenomenon, I have concluded that the breeding ground of mass killing is neither guns nor genetics. The breeding ground is culture..."
The Inexorable Rise in Mass Killings
