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>Lastly, your assertion that suicides have increased due to COVID is false. [0][1] >Why are you telling people that? Take it up with the CDC. >In August, the

>Lastly, your assertion that suicides have increased due to COVID is false. [0][1] >Why are you telling people that? Take it up with the CDC. >In August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of a nationwide survey conducted during the last week in June: More than 40 percent of those who responded reported symptoms of anxiety or depression or increased substance use, in addition to other struggles. And more than 10 percent said that they had seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days, compared with just over 4 percent who said the same thing in 2018 — and who were referring to suicidal ideation over the previous 12 months. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/magazine/will-the-pandemic-result-in-more-suicides.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/magazine/will-the-pandemi...

brandon272 5y ago
That article says nothing about suicides increasing, which was your assertion. In fact, most data, including the data the CDC has available and the studies I referenced above, shows suicides are down, in some cases sharply. This willingness to spread falsehoods in order to bolster a political view really needs to end. Nevermind the irony of claiming that it's essential that everyone must stop "living in fear" immediately... which is then substantiated using inaccurate, fear-mongering claims of increased suicides and children experiencing learning and social development delays due to masks.
DanBC 5y ago
Your argument would be stronger if you had made an honest claim, and if you had linked to the CDC rather than a newspaper article. The fact you didn't link to the CDC data tells me that you lack familiarity with the way the CDC works, and that's important because suicide data is complicated. The data we have so far doesn't support the points you've made.

brandon272 5y ago

That article says nothing about suicides increasing, which was your assertion. In fact, most data, including the data the CDC has available and the studies I referenced above, shows suicides are down, in some cases sharply. This willingness to spread falsehoods in order to bolster a political view really needs to end. Nevermind the irony of claiming that it's essential that everyone must stop "living in fear" immediately... which is then substantiated using inaccurate, fear-mongering claims of increased suicides and children experiencing learning and social development delays due to masks.

DanBC 5y ago

Your argument would be stronger if you had made an honest claim, and if you had linked to the CDC rather than a newspaper article. The fact you didn't link to the CDC data tells me that you lack familiarity with the way the CDC works, and that's important because suicide data is complicated. The data we have so far doesn't support the points you've made.