Social mood explains why
From the New York Times, Sept. 12:
After Kirk Killing, Americans Agree on One Thing: Something Is Seriously Wrong
In interviews from across the country, people expressed fear and wariness and said that the country seemed to be spinning out of control. … “Political violence is now part of our society.”
The September 2025 Socionomist cover story “Why So Furious? How Negative Social Mood Blows the Safety Valve off Self-Control” helps unravel why:
As [optimism] continues to diminish, public frustration can ultimately dislodge the moral stop valve that prevents verbal threats from exploding into violence…Murder is the most lethal expression of that anger, turned outward.
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