We are the most dangerous "developed" country in the world.
Sure, Mali, Zimbabwe and North Korea -- and dozens of other uncivilzed backwaters -- are more violent than the United States.
But using this as a feather in your cap is to miss the point altogether.
The United States is, in fact, as uncivilized as the most bloodthirsty Islamic state.
Honest debate is not about scoring clever points.
It's about getting at the Truth.
And the fullness of truth is only found in rich contextualization.
Unless Truth Is Richly Contextualized, It Is Likely That Uneducated, Ideologically-Driven People (Who Never Learned How To Think In Context), Will Use Fragmented Shards Of Truths To Tell Colossal Lies
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/08/unless-truth-is-richly-contextualized.html
How Conservatives Use Decontextualized Shards Of Truth To Tell BIG Lies
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/08/how-conservatives-use-decontextualized.html
"The Decisive Distinction Between People Who Can Think And Those Who Can't"
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-decisive-distinction-between-people.html
Trump Lies Shamelessly, Compulsively, Continuously... And His Followers Suck The Sludge
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/10/trump-lies-beyond-any-bound-and-his.html
"It Has Come To This. How Do We Tell The Truth To 40% Of Americans?"
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/07/it-has-come-to-this-how-do-we-tell.html
Compendium of "Pax-Barbaria" Stupidity Posts
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/11/compendium-of-pax-barbaria-stupidity.html
"Nothing Makes Us Stupider Than Anger"
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2021/01/nothing-makes-us-stupider-than-anger.html
"Stupid People Are Too Stupid To Know They're Stupid"... And That's Just The Beginning
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2021/01/stupid-people-are-too-stupid-to-know.html
"When The Electorate Is THIS Stupid, Is ANY Delusional Thinking Out Of Bounds?"
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/11/when-electorate-is-this-stupid-is-any.html
"Pardon Him, Theodotus; He Is A Barbarian And Thinks That The Customs Of His Tribe And Island Are The Laws Of Nature." George Bernard Shaw On The Nature Of Personal Stupidity And Social Stupefaction
https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/11/pardon-him-theodotus-he-is-barbarian.html