Why do you think there been such a high rise of violence in the 21st century?

Answer 1

There hasn't been. Worldwide, there's less wars now than in most of the 20th century. The difference is that alot of the fighting now involves the USA (Iraq and Afghanistan) and that the rise of the Internet and the 24 hr news channel means that we have more access to war coverage.

In the 80's there was just as much fighting in Lebanon, plus USSR was fighting in Afghanistan plus the Iran-Iraq war and the Falklands. Much more fighting than today.
In the 70s, there was Vietnam plus war all over Southeast Asia, India-Pakistan, Pakistan-Bangladesh, the 1973 war between Israel and Egypt/Syria, etc. Much more fighting than today.

Answer 2

Its called critical mass. There are too many people in this world. When you place ten rats in a cage with enough room to roam around then things are cool. When this roaming room is eliminated by the addition of more rats, they will attack each other. Drive through any high crime area and you will probably find rows and rows of apartments with little room for such amenities such as parks or other outlets for their energy. Unfortunately this creates a breeding ground for gangs and violence especially when you combine it with excessive drug usage, territorial boundries and availability and easy access to weapons.

Answer 3

I think not. I remember when Europe was having terrorist attacks all the time. The IRA, the Red Brigade and many others. I think it may be an influx of information, the Internet, cable TV etc. that makes it seem like there is more. Many of the stories we have heard in the last coulpe of years seem more fiction then reality. When they find out the story was BS they just seem to forget but when that story was "if it bleeds it leads" they devoted more time then necessary to make the public afraid and that there were terrorists everywhere "they" looked.

Answer 4

Because of poverty which is on the rise,, poor people are receptive of radical ideas and become elligible to fight and make conflicts , also countries of the third world are left in huge debts to the first world and the latters give them money in exchange of selling them arms , countries continue the race of arming and reactionary people are ready to fight,, thus the corporations of arms have their industries running their wheels , they make big money for every conflict that happens around the wrold

Answer 5

Its the after effects of the last century. In the 20th century, more people died violent deaths (murder, war, genocide) then every century before that put togther. What do you expect?

Answer 6

I believe that the end times are near. If you read the last

book in the bible (Revelations) it could explain alot. For some of

the signs of the end times go to this link:

http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/mcdavid/signs.html


Well thats my opinion.

Answer 7

Too many guns they need to be ban all guns need to be ban only people that should be allow to carry and owe guns are law official no other people, the violence would cease.

Answer 8

i credit the rise of population, class resentment, and the increase in amount and violence of rap music.

Answer 9

it has all ways been here we are just more aware of it because of news networks spanning the whole world plus we have gotten some much better at killing one another yaaaa humanity

Answer 10

statistically, it's not an increase...but TV and the internet make violence more well-known