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Bettie

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6. My Brother's take

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Sat May 27, 2023, 01:00 PM

May 2023

He's a MAGAt...but this was after Columbine.

"Dead children is the price we pay for our freedom."

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Heart wrenching truth about how much US sucks. [View all] LakeArenal May 2023 OP

After Newtown Diamond_Dog May 2023 #1

No low too low. LakeArenal May 2023 #2

Joe the Plumber said 'your dead kids don't trump my constitutional rights.' (after the 2014 UC Santa Celerity May 2023 #3

What was the response, whathehell May 2023 #5

I don't remember. Diamond_Dog May 2023 #26

My Brother's take Bettie May 2023 #6

Does he have children? whathehell May 2023 #9

Yes, he does Bettie May 2023 #10

Right..I know what you're saying. whathehell May 2023 #15

Even if he did, it doesn't matter to them treestar May 2023 #33

I guess the idea that he could also have been referring to abortion Mr. Ected May 2023 #32

No we don't. Not if we do something about it. housecat May 2023 #13

That was Joe the Plumber. tblue37 May 2023 #25

We're on a dark road. Magoo48 May 2023 #75

Exceptional and don't you dare malaise May 2023 #4

Fill us in on the crime rate in Jamaica, could you? BlackSkimmer May 2023 #52

We're exceptional too malaise May 2023 #53

Well, not sure how you mean since President Biden is our leader now? BlackSkimmer May 2023 #55

This is not about the current administration malaise May 2023 #56

Ah, so even if a country achieves its independence, it can still blame others for its problems. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #58

I believe late in 1962.... 61 years ago. Nt EX500rider May 2023 #67

Surely you don't believe someone can't criticize the U.S. femmedem May 2023 #71

Gun deaths, the article is about Guns!! And children death rate...by Guns. Alexander Of Assyria May 2023 #73

More truthfully stated as the death rate of young adults, age 17-19 EX500rider May 2023 #82

And they try to say guns save peoples lives. Another WTF. Guess that NRA money paid to RKP5637 May 2023 #7

In my conversations with people not from the US, more and more of them are choosing to Axelrods_Typewriter May 2023 #68

LakeArenal...... Upthevibe May 2023 #8

ANYBODY who support this as OK is NOT "pro-life" CousinIT May 2023 #11

Sometimes just the raw numbers are better than fancy graphs. erronis May 2023 #12

they need to be in percentages though treestar May 2023 #34

Absolutely, yes. This is a major problem with the presentation. erronis May 2023 #40

It's always good to post a link to the original data. The closest I see is at erronis May 2023 #14

Says: Kaiser Foundation LakeArenal May 2023 #18

Yes - I see that. I also subscribe to feeds from the Kaiser Family Foundation. erronis May 2023 #19

Someone sent it to me as is. I'm believing be accurate LakeArenal May 2023 #20

I think it's OK. Just hoping to have a source for validation and to be able to refer to later. erronis May 2023 #22

So, unsurprisingly, the number in the graphic is bogus. The actual KFF tables are linked below. xocetaceans May 2023 #87

The broader question is why... xocetaceans May 2023 #81

THIS - this is always right. Don't post unsubstantiated claims on DU. erronis May 2023 #90

here Celerity May 2023 #29

off topic, but scary to have cancer beat out accidents treestar May 2023 #39

Great work malaise May 2023 #84

thanks sis! Celerity May 2023 #85

What if? Aviation Pro May 2023 #16

The damage is incalculable. nt BootinUp May 2023 #23

For them, 'children' only have potential in utero. After that, they're just stats...nt Wounded Bear May 2023 #28

Putin is the real Chairman of the Rethuglican Party and the NRA. OMGWTF May 2023 #17

Exactly. May putin and his other RW oligarchs/plutocrats both outside and inside this country. erronis May 2023 #21

I believe bdamomma May 2023 #41

Canada and France should be ashamed... lame54 May 2023 #24

I expect our stats are way higher now Bayard May 2023 #27

so much for "pro life" fuckery, eh? take away their tax exemption and this shit changes... bringthePaine May 2023 #30

people will say "meaningless unless you adjust for population" nuxvomica May 2023 #31

Thank you. This should have been presented in all the prior charts. erronis May 2023 #42

I think the proper terminology in this context is "10 times lower" erronis May 2023 #45

Correct. mnhtnbb May 2023 #47

Those are large "first world" countries. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #54

another way to measure Celerity May 2023 #65

Slaughter of children doesn't move The Press, so it wont move republicans. Alexander Of Assyria May 2023 #72

I used to support the 2nd Amendment Curtis May 2023 #35

and just think bdamomma May 2023 #36

Maybe we could get the US Congress to have a bulletin board outside of their chambers erronis May 2023 #43

Just show the dead bdamomma May 2023 #46

Then there are he slower deaths...... McKim May 2023 #37

KICK burrowowl May 2023 #38

Americans are living with tyranny disguised as freedom dlk May 2023 #44

Assuming you count 17, 18 & 19 yo's as children EX500rider May 2023 #48

In most of the world, the legal age for most purposes is 18. TwilightZone May 2023 #49

Children are usually considered to be under the age of puberty EX500rider May 2023 #66

The OP lives in another country. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #51

Where does the OP Live ? Maybe they are there for work JI7 May 2023 #57

Sure, but transparency is a thing. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #59

Which country did they move to ? JI7 May 2023 #61

According to previous posts, Costa Rica. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #62

The OP is an American n/t malaise May 2023 #63

An American who voluntarily moved to a country with higher crime and less abortion rights. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #64

So can I comment then? róisín_dubh May 2023 #69

THIS n/t malaise May 2023 #70

The surging Costa Rican violence problence is a fairly new thing, and revolves around the drug trade Celerity May 2023 #86

Now post the murder rate in Costa Rica. And compare it to the US per capita. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #50

Gun death rate per 100000...8.8 Alexander Of Assyria May 2023 #74

Costa Rica's homicide rate is roughly double the USA EX500rider May 2023 #76

Since there's no link WarGamer May 2023 #60

Really a stretch to call 19 year olds children EX500rider May 2023 #77

"America" is a continent, not a country SidneyR May 2023 #78

I totally agree with you. I've tried to raise this point many times and get told erronis May 2023 #89

This needs to be on billboards all over America 1WorldHope May 2023 #79

When the 6 year tried to kill his teacher in my neck of the woods... GreenWave May 2023 #80

conservatives handwave AncientOfDays May 2023 #83

The 2020 US number which is advertised in your posted graphic is bogus according to KFF's database. xocetaceans May 2023 #88

I knew America was Satanic after Sandy Hook NotVeryImportant Jun 2023 #91