Replies

Our society has been one of gentle minded shopkeepers and farmers for many decades. With the lone exceptions of of our Civil War and those in the middle of the 20th century, most have never been in battle or experienced the harsh realities of the fate which many of us face should be become conquered. Liberals and utopians will cry "by watching this you desensitize yourself and become in a small way more barbaric." I counter this by saying that this is precisely the sort of psychological preparation which our bourgeoisified, softened multitudes need in preparation for the challenges we face. Unorthodox and inelegant to be sure. However we lack the luxury of going through all the proper steps to develop the sort of knightly protective strata which will be needed if the West is to survive.

Thank you for your lucid response. I do not believe that it is necessary for everyone to view this type of video. I was extremely outraged by Nick Berg's death without seeing any of it.

It is clear that many of the people committing these acts are able to do because they have been exposed to extreme violence their entire lives. It appears that many Arab cultures in particular do not seem to protect their children from early exposure to violence. This is supposed to be a conservative website that strives to maintain American values. One of our values is certainly that we are not barbarians like some of our opponents. The increased and immediate exposure to violence and pornography in the past 5-10 years is not a good trend. The quote you have in your post is probably a true statement.

I once saw an interview with a serial killer in which he discussed how he had once been addicted to horror movies. He said that for most people it's just a movie, but for a small percentage these films are more than that; they provide an intense thrill and stimulate thoughts of doing more violence. There are probably enough posters in this thread now that some of this small percentage is included here.