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Yeah, basically just individual level assaults and murders are extremely rare.

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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on the other hand gangs are common in honor cultures.

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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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And governments are just gangs that have been accepted by a critical mass as official.

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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.

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That's interesting. I'm skeptical

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I was too. Just passing along an insider's perspective.

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