Results: Americans desensitized to violence?
1.
1.
Do you think many Americans are desensitized to violence?
Yes
60%
•
781 votes
No
19%
•
254 votes
Undecided
21%
•
270 votes
2.
2.
If you do think many Americans are desensitized to violence, why do you think that is? I don't believe many Americans are desensitized to violence.
20%
•
261 votes
I think it is because of violent movies and games.
48%
•
627 votes
I think it is because of family upbringing.
30%
•
398 votes
I think it is lack of religion.
16%
•
203 votes
I think it is because of drug abuse.
22%
•
283 votes
Other (please specify)
8%
•
108 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.85% | 16 | |
| na | 0.48% | 9 |
| not sure | 0.27% | 5 |
| undecided | 0.16% | 3 |
| n/a | 0.16% | 3 |
| none | 0.11% | 2 |
| violence in media (news) | 0.05% | 1 |
| the movies | 0.05% | 1 |
| the way society is | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of the above! | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| perhaps, the easy access to weapons. aditionally the media | 0.05% | 1 |
| because we see things like rodney king on tv n bombs in israei on tv and it makes violence okay there should be no violence americans are not violent we love mlk get the f.... mulsims out of the country they want to kill the men n make babies | 0.05% | 1 |
| seeing it in the news everyday | 0.05% | 1 |
| culture | 0.05% | 1 |
| ... | 0.05% | 1 |
| think it is combination of the items listed above | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think it's because they have a gun culture mentality | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think it's because they are too self involved. | 0.05% | 1 |
| possibly because of the wars we've been seeing the past several years | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of the above. | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of above | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on the person | 0.05% | 1 |
| violence in society as well. | 0.05% | 1 |
| the news only reports on violent or bad acts and the more you hear about it, the less sympathetic you are. | 0.05% | 1 |
| people are desensitized to fake violence, real violence is dfferent | 0.05% | 1 |
| its is many factors such as tv partly, but many other reasons | 0.05% | 1 |
| the prevalence of violence in our society | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think it is too much religion. | 0.05% | 1 |
| it is becoming more common sadly | 0.05% | 1 |
| no morals, no values! | 0.05% | 1 |
| the ones that are, should blame ones self, not look for reasons to blame for being that way | 0.05% | 1 |
| media oversaturation of real life events | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't | 0.05% | 1 |
| technology, drugs, morality | 0.05% | 1 |
| because our country is filled with stupid, uneducated rednecks who love guns & slaughtering children | 0.05% | 1 |
| a little of all | 0.05% | 1 |
| military fetish and obsession, gun worship | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think not all americans are desensitized | 0.05% | 1 |
| idk | 0.05% | 1 |
| it's their culture | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think it is because of the way american society is | 0.05% | 1 |
| densensitives due to all of above and the fact that acts of violence are becoming increasingly bizarre. | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends | 0.05% | 1 |
| shootings | 0.05% | 1 |
| it could be a combination of family and cultural attitudes and values. | 0.05% | 1 |
| because of violent news everyday | 0.05% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.05% | 1 |
| life | 0.05% | 1 |
| cruelty | 0.05% | 1 |
| lack of education | 0.05% | 1 |
| have become so used to hit . the gun laws in the us are stupid !! | 0.05% | 1 |
| too many shows on tv showing violence and just gives these idiots a new way to kill people | 0.05% | 1 |
| because they have lack of respect period | 0.05% | 1 |
| it's because of lack of values and spirituality, which is different from religion. a whole lot of violence is done in the name of religion be it physical violence or verbal | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't | 0.05% | 1 |
| what else do you see on the news every night???? especially if you are like me from mi | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think with the violence in some areas people just have come to expect the bad things that happen around them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| media, news | 0.05% | 1 |
| people are weak and do what you tell them to | 0.05% | 1 |
| combination of factors not just one thing | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think it is a combination of many things | 0.05% | 1 |
| because it is everywhere: news/movies... | 0.05% | 1 |
| the world is changing | 0.05% | 1 |
| because there's so much that if you allow yourself to feel about each instance you'd lose your mind | 0.05% | 1 |
| society keeps decriminializing it, esp. violence toward women | 0.05% | 1 |
| they just dont care | 0.05% | 1 |
| all the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| because it is lack of true religion | 0.05% | 1 |
| society in general | 0.05% | 1 |
| society | 0.05% | 1 |
| gun culture in america | 0.05% | 1 |
| the lack of morals in society. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think it's all of these things and more | 0.05% | 1 |
| the news, constantly reminding you of acts of violence, even when they don't have an update. | 0.05% | 1 |
| poor enforcement of the justice system | 0.05% | 1 |
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