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usmcpgw Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 1:26 PM
But abuse is learned behavior. And learning doesn't take place in a vacuum. In much of Hispanic culture, intimidation—not just self-defense—by males is considered honorable and thus "normal". It's a worldview passed on from one generation to the next.
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usmcpgw Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 1:26 PM
But the incidence of violence doesn't just vary by personal situation. It also varies by culture. And the politically incorrect truth is that Hispanic cultures have a high propensity of substituting criminal violence for verbal facility as a way of settling disputes.
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ReddestNeck Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 1:32 PM
Yep... the idea of macho has passed from that of being a stand-up guy to that of being a bully who gets whatever he wants.
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