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I like the first comment in the info graph... ->>> 1) Chester PA has a homicide rate of 62 per 100,000. Camden NJ is almost as bad. US male suicide rate has s

I like the first comment in the info graph... ->>> 1) Chester PA has a homicide rate of 62 per 100,000. Camden NJ is almost as bad. US male suicide rate has soared to 19.9 per 100,000. Black unemployment has averaged 15% for the past 5 years and the real median income for black households has collapsed to barely above what it was in 1970. The most deadly threat to many Americans is not foreign terrorists -- it is the corruption of our ruling elites in Washington DC. They have long shown that they serve the agendas of the billionaires --not the national interest of the American People.

astrange 13y ago
The most deadly threat to many Americans is car crashes.
- frank_boyd 13y ago
  For a more complete list: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/06/fear-of-terror-makes-people-stupid.html http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/06/fear-of-terror-makes-...
- ajross 13y ago
  That's the number one cause of "accidental" death (and hoo boy does it outweigh "the corruption of our ruling elites"). If you want to look at "preventable" deaths instead then lack of exercise and smoking are far more existential threats still: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_preventable_causes_of_death http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_preventable_causes_of_d... Basically: all the huffing being done on both sides of the argument is (if you really care about keeping people out of graves) just statistical noise. Which of course brings up the much deeper point: people don't so much care about the "death" thing, really. It's just a convenient hat hanger for whatever agenda they want to push. The anarchists do it just as badly as the authoritarians. Eat your veggies, people.
  - olefoo 13y ago
    Given that the automobile industry was a major source of wealth for most of the past century; it's safe to say that it's cultural primacy is part and parcel of the corruption of our elites. Automobile deaths in this country are predictably higher than in Germany an equally wealthy country. And they are so because we have a number of entrenched interests (construction, auto sales and manufacturing, lawyers, trauma surgeons; etc. ) that get and stay rich because the status quo is car oriented. You want bikes, light rail and walkable cities? You adorable little euro-commie wannabe!

astrange 13y ago

The most deadly threat to many Americans is car crashes.

frank_boyd 13y ago
For a more complete list: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/06/fear-of-terror-makes-people-stupid.html http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/06/fear-of-terror-makes-...
ajross 13y ago
That's the number one cause of "accidental" death (and hoo boy does it outweigh "the corruption of our ruling elites"). If you want to look at "preventable" deaths instead then lack of exercise and smoking are far more existential threats still: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_preventable_causes_of_death http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_preventable_causes_of_d... Basically: all the huffing being done on both sides of the argument is (if you really care about keeping people out of graves) just statistical noise. Which of course brings up the much deeper point: people don't so much care about the "death" thing, really. It's just a convenient hat hanger for whatever agenda they want to push. The anarchists do it just as badly as the authoritarians. Eat your veggies, people.
- olefoo 13y ago
  Given that the automobile industry was a major source of wealth for most of the past century; it's safe to say that it's cultural primacy is part and parcel of the corruption of our elites. Automobile deaths in this country are predictably higher than in Germany an equally wealthy country. And they are so because we have a number of entrenched interests (construction, auto sales and manufacturing, lawyers, trauma surgeons; etc. ) that get and stay rich because the status quo is car oriented. You want bikes, light rail and walkable cities? You adorable little euro-commie wannabe!