The number of people who are intentionally and unintentionally killing themselves is beyond tragic. It bespeaks a very sick nation. From Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com:
A disturbing trend in America: New data reveals that suicides and drug overdoses climbed to a record high in 2022. The twin crises have been rapidly accelerating post-Covid and could be a symptom of a worsening nationwide mental health crisis.
Instead of ‘woke’ corporate media outlets pushing gender identity conversations and warning about the end of the Earth because the hamburger that you eat and the car you drive are allegedly heating the planet (what about El Nino? or the billionaires that fly around in private jets and sail on diesel-powered megayachts?) — perhaps America’s mental health crisis is a more urgent topic.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals a staggering 49,500 people took their own lives in 2022, a record high — that’s a 2.6% increase from the prior year. Notice a trend (we outlined it for you)?
CDC spokesperson Christy Hagen told Bloomberg that the age-adjusted rate of suicides per 100,000 US population was 14.4, up from 14.1 the prior year.
But, but, but, muh new civility vibrant diverse unity hive collective?
Can’t we all just get along at the world shopping bazaar while watching the latest superhero rehash with woke uber alles messaging ham fisted in there with nothing to do with the plot while having fully charged EBT cards for all?