Forwarded from Syndiegram
"One questions posed by researchers was whether someone has “seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days”— not fleetingly considered it as a momentary fantasy nor thought about it ever in their lifetime, but seriously considered suicide at least once in the past 30 days. The results are staggering.
For Americans between 18-24 years old, 25.5% — just over 1 out of every 4 young Americans — said they had. For the much larger group of Americans ages 25-44, the percentage was somewhat lower but still extremely alarming: 16%. A total of 18.6% of Hispanic-Americans and 15% of African-Americans said they had seriously considered suicide in the past month. The two groups with the largest percentage who said yes: Americans with less than a high school degree and unpaid caregivers, both of whom have 30% — or almost 1 out of every 3 — who answered in the affirmative. A full 10% of the U.S. population generally had seriously contemplated suicide in the month of June."
https://theintercept.com/2020/08/28/the-social-fabric-of-the-u-s-is-fraying-severely-if-not-unravelling/
For Americans between 18-24 years old, 25.5% — just over 1 out of every 4 young Americans — said they had. For the much larger group of Americans ages 25-44, the percentage was somewhat lower but still extremely alarming: 16%. A total of 18.6% of Hispanic-Americans and 15% of African-Americans said they had seriously considered suicide in the past month. The two groups with the largest percentage who said yes: Americans with less than a high school degree and unpaid caregivers, both of whom have 30% — or almost 1 out of every 3 — who answered in the affirmative. A full 10% of the U.S. population generally had seriously contemplated suicide in the month of June."
https://theintercept.com/2020/08/28/the-social-fabric-of-the-u-s-is-fraying-severely-if-not-unravelling/
The Intercept
The Social Fabric of the U.S. Is Fraying Severely, if Not Unravelling
Why, in the world’s richest country, is every metric of mental health pathology rapidly worsening?
So, to give you all an idea about what's happening in my area right now, the Fredericksburg protestors made a post online recently about an upcoming event, and some of the responses were unpleasanr, to say the least.
There was a comment about "blowing their heads off" one about a war of "BLM vs The silent majority" someone said that "We need more Kyle Rittenhouses" and someone who ACTUALLY said "someone call the KKK."
There is a very real and dangerous reactionary movement in America, and it's unfortunately more widespread than many of us think.
There was a comment about "blowing their heads off" one about a war of "BLM vs The silent majority" someone said that "We need more Kyle Rittenhouses" and someone who ACTUALLY said "someone call the KKK."
There is a very real and dangerous reactionary movement in America, and it's unfortunately more widespread than many of us think.
(For all those who live in Fxbg or in the area, the organizers have asked for participants in Friday's protests to be peaceful. Regardless of how you feel about the effectiveness of peaceful protest, please respect their wishes.)
Forwarded from Syndiegram
Amazon really just explicitly putting out a "Help wanted: union busters" sign