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To: Valpal1

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Lt. Col. Dave Grossman studied the act of killing in war, comparable to formerly taboo sexological studies. Results: In wars prior to Viet Nam, in all recorded history, only 15% of front line soldiers used lethal force, 85% shot over the enemy's head, just postured and blustered to scare the enemy into retreating. Between Korea and Viet Nam, soldiers were deliberately desensitized away from the deep taboo against killing, resulting in 95% lethal force rates in that war. Returning soliders were reviled rather than brought back into their communities in traditional purification rituals—medals awards ceremonies. Finally, our urban young people have been desensitized away from the taboo against killing by Grand Theft Auto—induced sociopathy.

A survey of African-American young men shows that only 22% regard racism as a significant limitation on their life's success prospects.

(Don't believe it? How many African-Americans are present in mainstream commercial advertising? Is racism hurting the bottom line?)

But LBJ's Great Society robbed their people of their initiative and tore their fathers, teachers of manhood, away from their families.

 

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Between Rodney King's Can't We All Just Get Along? and Nicole Brown Simpson's The Bitch Got Hers, the worst injury possible against a people has been perpetrated—its leadership have convinced them to give up their fundamental sense of right and wrong.


2 posted on 08/14/2014 3:47:41 PM PDT by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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To: CharlesOConnell
Rodney King was beaten by the police in 1991. He was surrounded, and beaten with night sticks and tasered every time he disobeyed an order to stay on the ground. This incident caused a trial for the police officers on charges of police brutality.

If that incident happened today, there would be no possibility that Rodney King would have survived. He would have been shot multiple times, and there would not have been any trial of the officers.

4 posted on 08/14/2014 3:59:07 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: CharlesOConnell
In wars prior to Viet Nam, in all recorded history, only 15% of front line soldiers used lethal force, 85% shot over the enemy's head, just postured and blustered to scare the enemy into retreating.

Somehow, I don't think this represents WWII or Korea very accurately.

12 posted on 08/14/2014 5:10:51 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: CharlesOConnell

“Lt. Col. Dave Grossman studied the act of killing in war, comparable to formerly taboo sexological studies. Results: ...”

Not sure who this guy Grossman thinks he is, but his numbers are not supportable.

He assumes:

- A universality of combat experience that has never existed.

- That assault troops (foot type) are the only ones who do any killing, or are at least the only participants who matter.

Forum members would be prudent to do some extra checking, before putting any trust in his assertions.


27 posted on 08/14/2014 7:56:37 PM PDT by schurmann
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