A common opinion I share with many people is that Americans are desensitized. Some blame the desensitization on the media, some on the culture, and others on the violence. I believe it is all of it. I admit it I am desensitized, maybe the worst part of it is that I don't even think twice when I hear about violence. To me violence is just something that happens when you have a large amount of people in one area, especially when tools to commit the violence are readily available. Many Americans are desensitized and I would not be surprised if most of them did not think twice when they hear about violence either.
Is it healthy as a people to be desensitized? Should we be o.k. with the developed lifestyle? Should we take more action to become more sensitive to the violence? Should we care? Does this progressive desencitization cause more violence or promote violence? Will we ever reach a breaking point? Will it ever stop?
Desensitization can be such a big issue and yet it is treated as if it isn't even an issue anymore. We are so used to desensitization that we have succumbed to a desensitized lifestyle.
Sadly, the US is definitely desensitized when it comes to violence, and I've heard it theorized that that's because the US hasn't had as graphic a history. If you look at Britain, they're extremely sensitive about violence, because they've had a history of violence. People in Africa and the Middle East see violence every day. It's real to them, but in the US, we're an ocean away. It's not real to us.
The US isn't desensitized on other issues, though. We can be plenty uptight on other important issues.