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12-03-2015, 05:59 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/weve-ha...spartandhp
I can't believe the Washington Post posted this. And according to the chart in Reason #3, the 80s must have been a hell of a time.
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12-03-2015, 06:08 PM
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12-03-2015, 06:39 PM
I wonder if an increase in combat-era veterans is a factor.
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12-03-2015, 08:33 PM
Interesting. While if true this is a good thing on the surface, the timing of this makes me question its validity. The media will continue to double down on the multicultural narrative, and I expect to see more of this ammunition when violence, terror attacks, etc occur from minority groups.
To possibly explain this, I would say a declining birthrate, aging population, and higher use of prescription drugs could account for this decline, among other possibilities. His reasons are purely speculative, and I at least find it hard to believe that our economy is significantly better to explain this, along with reduced alcohol consumption. Love the conviction and language in the title: "We've had a massive decline in gun violence in the United States: here's why." Sounds more like propaganda to me.
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12-03-2015, 08:44 PM
Demographics. Baby Boomers are the biggest age bracket so when that demographic hit their 20s to 30s, lots of gun violence in the 70s to 90s. As they get in their 40s, 50s and 60s, gun violence declines. Alcohol consumption follows the same demographic pattern.
Funny how the most likely cause was completely ignored by that article.
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12-03-2015, 08:54 PM
Freakonomics touched on this. Abortions led to millions of potential criminals being unborn, thus a decrease in crime across all anglopshere countries.
An older population regardless of income is far more averse to conflict than the young.
I would like to see the statistics between nations that have allowed abortions and those that either don't, or where it's simply not the norm. I'd bet outside of a few outliers there's at least some correlation.