There's a lot to unpack here. (from another European)
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traditional american culture is deeply rooted in violence, and it is still at the forefront of people’s thinking; so there is also a strong culture of fear & us-vs-them attitudes.
Yeh we get that, although Europe was not born of a violence free utopia
yes, of course. but we are a young country where we only very recently (started to) end segregation. & slavery persisted here while it was already long gone in europe. & the way our police force is here (complete insane brutality & aggression)... guns are completely legal here, and there are many groups who spread propaganda about how guns & violence are really cool. All these things keep fear & violence as a large part of the “culture” here in my otherwise beautiful & amazing country.