SneakySnake897

SneakySnake897 t1_j14yb9v wrote

I’m not making individual comparisons though. I’m saying if you make a list of the top 20 nations that are “most like the us” in terms of culture, politics, economy etc, NONE of them have this issue.

Yes, it doesn’t make sense to compare apples to oranges. But when ALL of them are different? Come on.

Vehicle deaths are down because people are traveling less, like you said. Gun deaths are up because people got meaner during Covid: we have tons of data to show how much domestic violence went up. Additionally, we have a lot of Americans in desperate financial straits right now. We know that poverty is a leading force in driving crime, so that sadly also makes sense.

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SneakySnake897 t1_j14xnf3 wrote

Newsweek? Lololol. And even in this shitrag they aren’t sure the actual cause of death. The mom withheld care and the kid didn’t receive proper medical treatment for days. AND the kid had heart issues.

So, congrats on finding literally 1 kid in a rag paper that maybe died from cannabis. That really proves they are as dangerous as the leading cause of death, guns.

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SneakySnake897 t1_j14vy46 wrote

Agreed, and we have taken so many extreme measures to protect our kids from car deaths, it only makes sense to greatly crack down on gun laws.

I really like your way of thinking about this. We have brought child car deaths way down with strict laws around car use, licensing, and policing; we know how well this works. If we apply these same common sense laws to guns, we could probably lower gun deaths for kids way down.

You know there isn’t a single other western country that has gun deaths in their top 5 for kids right? It’s a fucking disgrace.

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SneakySnake897 t1_iyzzd88 wrote

Reply to comment by megapeptobismol in Homesteaders by megapeptobismol

Getting students involved will help grow your community for sure. The students at our agricultural program are motivated and awesome. Good luck! I’ll be over here tending my teeny tiny herb garden 😂

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SneakySnake897 t1_iyzydf6 wrote

I don’t have a green space available personally, but where I work (public school) would love to be more involved in local communities with stuff like this. Contact your local school and see if they already have an agricultural program - our resident Agri lady is connected to all kinds of cool people in the industry.

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