I would like to elaborate on the mention of we used to have play guns and pretend etc..
But in movies or in theatres and even early television violence/vulgarity was absent.
In recent years it is common entertainment for rape/murder/dismemberment/beheading with squirting blood scenes/disrespect for others/others property/disrespect of the law and the enforcers.
When one is exposed to this type behavior they become calloused to the real severity of the reaction. They become accustomed to and unaffected by the violence. It becomes accepted/expected.
We have allowed our society to make it acceptable to do/view this violence daily. A very much different person evolves from such exposure.......and we are continuing to allow it at an earlier and earlier age.
Condition reflex!!!! It is real. School shootings are a perfect example.
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