“What’s happening in California would never happen in Arkansas because we value order over chaos justice.”

That’s quite literally admitting to being fascists.

They just mean they wouldn’t stand up to protest being oppressed. They like the order that authoritarianism brings.

And both have a much higher rate than pretty much every European country

Higher than literally every European country.

2022 homicides per 100,000 residents:

• Arkansas: 11.8
• California: 5.9
• Latvia: 4.05 (the highest in Europe)

EU stats: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268504/homicide-rate-europe-country/

US stats: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/homicide_mortality/homicide.htm