[blackdog]

"the drive for “American exceptionalism” creates “a gap” between that which people desire and that which they achieve, thereby resulting in a dissonance that leads to violence."

Sheep to slaughter have very few desires and are quite peaceful.

[nonsporting]

Race-based pandering and entitlement mentality indoctrination leads to violent acting out and in some cases mass murder.

[LambSlave]

He’s almost right. Affirmative action creates a large gap between what levels of achievement people believe they are capable of and what they actually possess the raw intelligence and skill set to achieve. The inability to ever attain the success they desire causes them to blame “institutional racism”, resulting in a dissonance that often leads to violence or mental instability. I have seen this first hand several times in the science/engineering world.