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

Sat May 27, 2023, 01:01 PM

May 2023

politicians is more valuable than our kids. Come to America, vacation, and bury your kids.

America really is desperately in need of psychiatric help. I'm surprised the US is a travel destination for vacationing. Go to Florida and if someone thinks your kid is Tran they will legally take them from you. Another total WTF.

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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