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42 sats \ 15 replies \ @kepford 8h \ parent \ on: The Not So Wild, Wild West (2021) econ
I know this will trigger a lot of people that hate Christianity or maybe more fairly have had very bad experiences with "Christians" but I think you can point to Japan as well. Many of the issues we see in our society seem to be less of an issue there.
I'd be curious for a deep dive on why violent crime is so rare in East Asian cultures.
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Yeah, basically just individual level assaults and murders are extremely rare.
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I think it would easier to make a case for the culture vs genetics. I will put it this was. Where I live gangs with tons of violence are very common with descendants of these nations. Just a couple generations removed from their home cultures. I'd need to see some pretty hard evidence
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One of my Chinese friends thinks East Asians just more naturally comply with authorities.
In a gang context, the gang becomes the authority over the "official" government.
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Right. His thought was that East Asians aren't inclined to independently commit violent crimes, but they'll do it when instructed to.
Is genetic predisposition an allowable explanation?
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I'll allow it, if you think it's supportable. Please elaborate.
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I don't have any evidence, I just wanted to know if that's an allowable conclusion, should the evidence lead there.
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It's a fairly obvious hypothesis to entertain.
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