The 50 most violent cities in the world are revealed, with 21 of them in Brazil... but Venezuela's capital Caracas is named the most deadly
Latin America is home to 41 of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world
Caracas in Venezuela is now the most violent, according to homicide rate
Drug trafficking, gang wars, political instability and corruption are blamed
U.S. cities St Louis, Baltimore, Detroit and New Orleans are also named
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A lot of folks think that the massive violence in Latin America is just due to drugs and gun trade to the US. But there is a lot more to it than that. Canada doesn't have this level of violence- and they sell drugs to the US too (notably the Northeast cities). Brazil is very far from the US drug trade and has incredible levels of violence. Violence is a huge part of Latin American culture- as are gangs.
This culture of corruption and violence is held together by an elaborate construct of players:
1. a community that is hostile to police and loyal to gangs- a community that covers for killers
2. police that are corrupt and often on the payroll of gangs
3. a cultural lack of interest in education or learning that would produce reformers (L. America produces few scientific discoveries and the schools are generally terrible)
4. a dominant church that gives out sin forgiveness and prevents birth control- thus leading to overpopulation, poverty, and crime. A church that opposes real education which would lead to people questioning its authority.
5. a general cultural lack of optimism and idealism and a low value of life (as evidenced by the morbid celebrations of the death in festivals)
Culture is a very hard thing to change- Latin America is very a self destructive culture. Much of it may be a descendant of the mass sacrifice culture of bloodthirsty tribes (Aztecs, Incas, etc.). Much of Latin America is still mired in mass death as a way of life and people mark themselves as warriors to their tribes still today
As poverty and overpopulation continue to explode there is little else for many to do but come North to the US- and they will bring their culture as well.
Sadly, I got a first hand look at this when a nice Mexican teen I knew was found in a park murdered recently. These gangs don't play around. This is an issue that will not get better if it is denied or those who raise it are just called racist. We have to make this a part of the national conversation as immigration changes the US. There is something deadly about Latin American culture.
