@boomerang,
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I think you're suffereing from the Holywoodization of the Great Depression, and perhaps a bit of nostalgia from your source.
Read up on the Farm Holiday movement. Read up on the violence against immigrants and minorities.
BTW -- I live in the city and I know all my neighbors.
As I said, his view was that of someone who was somewhat poor to begin with; also, his impressions were limited to one small town when he was a kid, as he freely admits.
But hearing someone's experiences is interesting, don't you think? As you said, what Hollywood has done is probably pretty far removed from what actually occurred.
Violence? Sure. His point, though, is with society's tendency towards violence today, this depression will be much worse.
Interestingly, I'm hearing this referred to as the Greatest Depression.
It already has a friggin name...