Culture of violence

Americans are wondering about the bloodletting -- in a theater, on school campuses, and elsewhere. Some arguments about guns being the problem, the lack of leadership in Washington, the role of the NRA. All of this seems to miss the point. We are selective in our valuation of human life. Ten years of warring in Afghanistan, along with economic injustice at home, has limited - at least in their minds - the options of our warriors upon the return. Now I think you can argue cause and effect - that perhaps violent people are drawn to military service. But surely the military plays a role in dehumanizing the victims. The result is the dehumanizing of us all, and the violence is unleashed.

You can check out an interesting article here: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/2012813114351987126.html