A few American «features»?

Hoplomania?… (From ‛όπλον - weapon)

The USA are no longer a land of pioneers. The whole mythology of the Far West, of Indians and cowboys fighting one another, of outlaws everywhere simply should be banned.
Keeping guns at home cannot be compatible with a civilised society. A 200 year old constitutional right cannot be the poor excuse. If anyone can get a gun as a «prize» for opening a bank account (maybe – wishfully – not in every State!), why all the awe about deeds like the Virginia Tech massacre?
You tell me!

Pyromania?… (From πΰρ - fire)

Main characters in hundreds and hundreds of American movies are arsons, explosions, and huge fires. No «action» movie really does without them.
Is there somehow an American cultural pyromania or – which would be a lot worse! – pyrophilia? Or is it a trauma dating back to the days when whole wooden cities could be blown away by dreadful fires?
You tell me!

Tichomania?… (From τεϊχος - wall)

Please follow my reasoning: Berlin, Germany, Korea, Vietnam, Mexico, Gaza, and now Baghdad… Is there a pattern here?
For sure, we all know this: administrations and governments do make awful mistakes that in many cases aren't at all sanctioned by those of us, anonymous citizens, who in honest conviction elected them. But… Isn't it a little bit too much to try and solve serious problems between peoples by building up walls? Can any kind of segregation be understood as a democratic way of dealing with human rights issues?
You tell me!

RIC