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Originally Posted by rebarnmom
Fundamentally...?
A total lack of respect and appreciation for the preciousness of life. 
Maybe "total" isn't the right word but rather "increasing" ... |
OK .... who's "society" are you talking about?? The man lived for most of his life in Vietnam, and thought that America "sucked."
So, he commits a crime, and that triggers a discussion about what is "wrong" with American society??
The people in the United States have no more (or less) respect for the "preciousness of life" than any other society on Earth. I will grant you that (in my own opinion) Christians in general have less respect for life than Buddhists, but anyone, regardless of faith, is capable of going off the deep end.
You think that "lack of respect" is increasing?? Take a look through history. Do even the tinniest bit of real research. You will find societies who routinely (1) exposed unwanted newborns leaving them to starve or be eaten by animals, (2) abandoned or forced out their elderly when they were no longer productive, (3) murdered thousands and thousands of people for the misdeeds of one -- you think I'm kidding? Look up Nishapur. Read about that and then you tell me about how people used to consider life "precious."