This is a combination of magical thinking, Ramboism, and the social meme that violence works as a long-term solution to problems.
And yeah, probably a trope, but I wouldn't begin to know what they call it -- some of the names on TV Tropes are what might be called "creative" if you wanted to understate the case. Oh, also, that site is one of the greatest time-sucks known to humanity.
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Date: 2014-01-23 09:22 pm (UTC)And yeah, probably a trope, but I wouldn't begin to know what they call it -- some of the names on TV Tropes are what might be called "creative" if you wanted to understate the case. Oh, also, that site is one of the greatest time-sucks known to humanity.