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Originally Posted by Cloud
So, I have to ask myself--have people been this horrible always? Is this kind of behavior worse in this day and age? Or does it just seem that way because of global news bringing this all to our attention?
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Have hope! Be of good cheer! People are less violent toward each other than they have ever been, at any time in history. Really!
Check out what Steven Pinker has to say about it.
The violence is closer to us than it has ever been, because of the world-wide scope of visual media, but the quantity has gone down ... way down.