The US and Latin American countries are all “conquest” societies, in which Europeans ruled over multi-racial societies. In many of these countries, including the US, the European conquerors and their descendants nearly wiped out the indigenous populations, partly through disease, but also through war, starvation, death marches, and forced labor.
美国的暴力有其历史根源。美国和拉美国家都是“被征服”社会，是由欧洲人统治的多种族社会。在这些国家中，有很多国家（包括美国在内）的土著被欧洲征服者及其子孙后代赶尽杀绝，部分是通过疾病，但也有战争、饥饿、被迫迁徙和强制劳动的因素。