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Don't forget the suicide epidemic among indigenous tribes, especially the Brazillian Guaraní. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/opinion/sunday/suicides-spread-
by Red_Tarsius 9y ago
Don't forget the suicide epidemic among indigenous tribes, especially the Brazillian Guaraní. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/opinion/sunday/suicides-spread-through-a-brazilian-tribe.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/opinion/sunday/suicides-s... Filmmaker Jon Alpert and his crew are further investigating the issue. They found out that the Guaranì natives are being murdered (disguised as suicide) by the local farmers for land grabbing. He mentions it in this podcast https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/12/jon-alpert/ https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/12/jon-alpert/ at 00:21 min. The documentary is still a work in progress.
> Mining conflicts accounted for 36 killings, several of them linked to booming global demand for construction materials.
If you want to grasp the real human cost of mining, I highly recommend the essay The Missing Ethics of Mining. https://www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/2013/the-missing-ethics-of-mining-full-text/ https://www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/2013/the-missi...