In concert with conspiracy notions, we see an increase in violence largely stemming from too many people's inability to tolerate being asked to comply with reasonable rules, assumption that they are being controlled and/or dictated to, inability to accept differences be they religious, racial, political, etc. No matter the superficial dynamics, the violence combined with blind followership seems an indicator of systemic underdevelopment (psychologically speaking) in our culture. In short, we're left wondering if we, as a nation (the US) aren't becoming a less and less healthy culture.