Are we a violent people? Interesting contrast

[BridgeTheGap]

Percentage of Pakistanis and Indonesians who say that attacks on civilians are sometimes justified to defend Islam: 8
Percentage of Americans who say that attacks on civilians are sometimes justified: 24

Source: Harper's Index

[John Q. Citizen]

1. We have military bases in, what, about 180 countries around the world?

I can't understand why anyone might think we are violent....

[unpossibles]

2. I don't like what you're implying and...

your gonna git yer ass kicked!! </sarcasm>

yes, we are by and large a violent culture of thugs. We revel in violence, and we applaud and encourage it - not everyone obviously, but overall. And even worse, the few who do practice what they preach and are not violent are ridiculed and given a 'beat down' physically or otherwise.