> The fact that the phrase deaths of despair has not been reused much outside the USA at best tells us something about propagation of language. This is ridicul

> The fact that the phrase deaths of despair has not been reused much outside the USA at best tells us something about propagation of language. This is ridiculous. US culture is so overwhelmingly influential people there were Black Lives Matter protests in 40 countries outside the US[1]. The US’ cultural dependencies would absolutely be talking about deaths of despair if they had them. [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/map-george-floyd-protests-countries-worldwide-n1228391 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/map-george-floyd-protests...