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[ronaldjpawley]

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[know4life]

@CBSNews #CultureOfViolence: There is no such thing as law & order. The law is disregarded, as though it were thrown in the jungles to be carried out by savage beasts. Murdering, killing, robbery, raping & drug addiction are the only law & order that is respected https://t.co/Dvj3LI27wa https://t.co/aGW1y8V82t

[jaime-arrinton-evolutionofrap]

#CultureofViolence

A major part of what creates this notion to the violence that rap music encompasses is the origin of the genre. When rap music came to be around the climate in aspects of the American society were already intense. Economically, inflation rates were high and continuous; politically, President Ford was dealing with his own safety with 2 assasination attacks on his life as well as tensions overseas with Iraq; and socially, women across America were fighting for equality and rights. In addition, urban areas were still struggling to survive, a continuity apparent repeatedly in history. In order to attempt to flip the script and assist in giving those in poverty a way out, several programs and government living facilities were set up. Yet, as the text from scholar Jeanita Richardson stated,  “The very governmental and social systems theoretically established to protect the poor, have engendered distrust.” Many of the systems set in place were done so neglectfully and did not provide much room for those in poverty, which consisted mainly of African-Americans, to grow out of their situations into anything better. Out of this frustrating situation, bred rap music, from the inner neighborhoods of New York City. In the case of whether rap music drastically feeds into the societal normalization of violence, this historical context that brought the genre about becomes of the utmost of importance. The messages that formed by the artists that were born into a system that worked against them were not in the least bit positive. Miles White points out that “. . .hardcore (rap) music and culture have helped to (re)construct and (re)define notions of masculinity and ideals of male performance in which misogynistic and homophobic attitudes are encouraged through the rejection of the feminine” (White 3). The genre itself was built from anger; the original hardcore form, “gangsta rap” is characterized as advocating for violence against women and police officers, promoting misogynistic and sexist feelings towards women, and stressing black male steryotypes that depict them as sexual prowess (Tatum 342).  The rap form was created to express these taboo societal inclinations, not to invent them. These activities were going on in the inner-city for decades prior. The rap music provided an outlet for these messages, that were very real and current, to be revealed to the mainstream media leading into the 21st century. The growing relevance of the media and its repulsion to the controversially violent rap music fed into the negative responses of the genre by the American society.

[nitestar]

I'm #scared AF right now. #Hartford seriously meds to do something about this culture of #violence it has, especially all the #shootings. I felt safer living in the worst parts of the #Bronx than I do here! 😟😳😰 #GunViolence #cultureofviolence #stoptheviolence @FOX61News

I'm #scared AF right now. #Hartford seriously meds to do something about this culture of #violence it has, especially all the #shootings. I felt safer living in the worst parts of the #Bronx than I do here! 😟😳😰 #GunViolence #cultureofviolence #stoptheviolence @FOX61News

— Peter C. Frank (@NiteStar) October 31, 2019

via Twitter https://twitter.com/NiteStar October 31, 2019 at 07:55PM

[kgstoryteller]

Whenever these tragedies occur we are tempted to blame the shooter by making him into a monster. We label the shooter “mentally ill,” claim that he was isolated from his peers, or was a generally troubled youth.

Last week’s school shooting in Marysville, Wash., has us all asking the question again: Why did this happen?

Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary gave voice to the despair many are feeling as we search for answers. “The question everybody wants is ‘Why?’ I don’t know that the ‘why’ is something we can provide.”

Why did Jaylen Fryberg text his friends and family members to join him for lunch only to shoot them and then shoot himself? Whenever these tragedies occur we are tempted to blame the shooter by making him into a monster. We label the shooter “mentally ill,” claim that he was isolated from his peers, or was a generally troubled youth.

The answer to the question “Why?” has usually been to blame the shooter. We make the shooter into a monster because it allows us to make sense of senseless violence. Why did this tragedy happen? Because he was evil.

But Fryberg’s case won’t allow such easy answers. By all accounts, he was a popular and happy young man, seemingly incapable of causing such harm.

This horrific shooting is so scary because no one saw it coming. If a popular kid like could commit such a heinous act, anyone could do the same. Fryberg’s case deprives us of the easy out of blaming another. The only thing left is to face our own violence.

This requires a shift from individual blame to corporate responsibility. We still must answer the question “Why?” but now we can begin to recognize that the answer is bigger than any individual. Until we understand how big the problem is we will never have the resources to solve the problem.

The problem is that we live in a culture of violence. As James Alison states in his adult education series Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening for the Unheard Voice, “We humans are not only slightly affected by, but are actually run by, a culture of war and violence.”

Admittedly, that’s a pretty depressing statement, but it’s also realistic. Violence is embedded in human culture and we are unaware of the various ways we are run by this culture of violence. The most obvious example is that the news feeds us a daily diet of violence and fear. Global politics has been dominated by acts of violence and counter-violence. Local politics is run by a spirit of violent hostility both in and out of election season. And, yes, violent movies and video games that lack redemption and show little respect for human life bear some responsibility for fostering a culture of violence.

The answer to the question “Why?” is that we live in a culture of violence that infects us all with a faith in violence as a legitimate means to achieve our goals and desires. In the same way that God called out to Cain, God calls out to us, “Sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.”

Violence cannot exist without our faith in it, which is why Scripture says its desire is for us. But how do we master the sinful desire of violence?

Fortunately, the culture of violence and war is not the only culture that exists. There is an alternative culture. It’s a culture that invites us to repent of personal and political violence, but this culture goes beyond repentance. You master the sinful culture of violence by living into the culture of forgiveness.

Jesus is the “Forgiving Victim” because as he suffered violence from his fellow human beings, he prayed not for the revenge of counter violence against his enemies, but for his enemies to be forgiven. “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”

The only alternative to the culture of violence is the culture of forgiveness modeled by Jesus. Fortunately, we have seen the culture of forgiveness modeled for us in a Christ-like way since the tragic shooting in Washington.

Nate Hatch was among the victims that day. Nate, Jaylen’s own cousin, was shot in the jaw, but survived the shooting. While recovering at a hospital, Nate made two remarkable tweets. The first was an agonizing tweet, “Worst pain ive ever felt in my life.” The physical and emotional pain of being shot by a trusted family member may affect Nate for the rest of his life. But Nate doesn’t want revenge. Fifteen minutes later, Nate posted another tweet, “I love you and I forgive you jaylen rest in peace.”

Why do these tragic events happen? Because even a good kid like Jaylen cannot escape being run by a culture of violence. What can we do to stop these events from happening again? If we are serious about answering that question, we must follow Nate’s example. We must repent of our culture of violence and live into the culture of forgiveness.

Adam Ericksen blogs at the Raven Foundation, where he uses mimetic theory to provide social commentary on religion, politics, and pop culture. Follow Adam on Twitter @adamericksen.

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[know4life]

@tyrone345345 Natural Born Killers or as the Bible describe them as the #PaleHorse. White America can no longer live in denial. America is a #CultureOfViolence. The Mental Illness label has been a font for white violence, but to confront their violent nature today means the #FallOfAmerica https://t.co/sFH0DMA45R

[know4life]

“Dimitrios Pagourtzis, Texas Shooting Suspect, Posted Neo-Nazi Imagery Online” https://t.co/N4rqw5ZYWq #WhiteSupremacy #DomesticTerrorist #CultureOfViolence https://t.co/Xj5nJvGhvU

[nitestar]

so once again we've removed ourselves from the suffering, the agony, the heartache, and the bloodshed, all the whilst patting ourselves on the backs for a job well done. The #CultureOfViolence we've created in our great nation allows us to do this without blinking and allows us http://bit.ly/2Eb62ut

so once again we've removed ourselves from the suffering, the agony, the heartache, and the bloodshed, all the whilst patting ourselves on the backs for a job well done. The #CultureOfViolence we've created in our great nation allows us to do this without blinking and allows us pic.twitter.com/A9DcXx0rDn

— Peter C. Frank (@NiteStar) February 8, 2018

via Twitter https://twitter.com/NiteStar February 08, 2018 at 03:25PM