10-01-2009, 01:44 PM
Mainland America is a murderous place with an extremely high rate of violent crime, especially in urban centers. Violence, someone said, is as American as apple pie. Are you sure you want to export that to Hawaii which, as far as violence goes, is a completely different country?
Guns don't kill people, violent cultures kill people. America is a very violent, almost anarchic culture, by and large, with pockets of peacefulness. But there is something in the American character now that is a little off kilter....and very, very violent. It is just slightly beneath the surface. As Joni Mitchell said, you can feel it in the air....everyone hates everyone....and the gas leaks....and the oils spills....and sex sells everything and....sex kills.
Guns don't kill people, violent cultures kill people. America is a very violent, almost anarchic culture, by and large, with pockets of peacefulness. But there is something in the American character now that is a little off kilter....and very, very violent. It is just slightly beneath the surface. As Joni Mitchell said, you can feel it in the air....everyone hates everyone....and the gas leaks....and the oils spills....and sex sells everything and....sex kills.