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<blockquote data-quote="amuseBouche" data-source="post: 420737" data-attributes="member: 5985">Are you guys sure the anger would materialize into violence?&nbsp; Afterall, we are living in the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Better-Angels-Our-Nature/dp/1455883115" target="_blank">most peaceful time in human history. </a>&nbsp; Since the leviathan will only grow larger, I see us headed more towards the likes of Japan, England, and Scandinavia.&nbsp; Also, in a less civilized time without an overseeing authority handing out the punishment, people used to hurt and kill the person standing next them just because they had a discomforting thought.&nbsp; And if you think we've evolved past that, consider that as recent as 1969, while the Montreal police went on strike for 16 hours, grudges, vendettas, and revenge were <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/civil-unrest/general-27/montreals-night-of-terror.html" target="_blank">carried out freely</a>.Here's a thought experiment.&nbsp; What would happen if your local police were removed completely?&nbsp; Would you depend on the goodness of people to uphold peace?&nbsp; Even if you were a upstanding citizen; what would you do if someone hurt you or a family member? We live in a great time.&nbsp; Don't let reductionist thinking make you devalue America.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="amuseBouche, post: 420737, member: 5985"] Are you guys sure the anger would materialize into violence? Afterall, we are living in the [url=http://www.amazon.com/The-Better-Angels-Our-Nature/dp/1455883115]most peaceful time in human history. [/url] Since the leviathan will only grow larger, I see us headed more towards the likes of Japan, England, and Scandinavia. Also, in a less civilized time without an overseeing authority handing out the punishment, people used to hurt and kill the person standing next them just because they had a discomforting thought. And if you think we've evolved past that, consider that as recent as 1969, while the Montreal police went on strike for 16 hours, grudges, vendettas, and revenge were [url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/civil-unrest/general-27/montreals-night-of-terror.html]carried out freely[/url]. Here's a thought experiment. What would happen if your local police were removed completely? Would you depend on the goodness of people to uphold peace? Even if you were a upstanding citizen; what would you do if someone hurt you or a family member? We live in a great time. Don't let reductionist thinking make you devalue America. [/QUOTE]

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