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Gun violence tied to ‘lifetime suicidal ideation and behavior’ among Black adults – study

I'll not be doing that, nor will I be buying you a grape soda if that is something else you want.
Well he is from the UK and they're arresting people for speaking there. He keeps comparing uk law to US law and says we need to be more like a country that is slowly becoming a third world shit hole.

He can go back and get arrested for saying things and then get murdered in jail I don't want that for our country.
 
there is no gun violence

there IS violence

what do you think causes black communities to be so much worse for violence? find the core problem, address is .... and solve he violence

the weapons chosen doesn't matter, the core violence does
HOLD UP! This was a study asking THEM the questions. Of course they are not going to blame themselves !! No no, they did not choose the crime, the crime was just there. Actually, they are taught that the world hates them, so you have to go take what you want - any way you want. They are told the world hates them, so hating the world is o.k. Could be if they ever stepped out of their communities, they might actually learn differently, but that isn't likely to happen.
 
HOLD UP! This was a study asking THEM the questions. Of course they are not going to blame themselves !! No no, they did not choose the crime, the crime was just there. Actually, they are taught that the world hates them, so you have to go take what you want - any way you want. They are told the world hates them, so hating the world is o.k.
I had a little of that hate at one time, growing up in extreme poverty. I can relate


Could be if they ever stepped out of their communities, they might actually learn differently, but that isn't likely to happen.
I left my zip code, moved hundreds of miles away then late in life I traveled all over the USA

I did exactly what you said .... I stepped out of my community and I learned we're given nothing in this world. Hard work, good decisions make your life the way you want it. Still going to have troubles along the way but continue with good decisions, hard work and make your world what you want

If its working McDonalds and living in a trailer? go for it. $100,000 a year job and living in a 2500 sf house? do it. Multi-millionaire? do it. Own your own business? do it
 
there is no gun violence

there IS violence

what do you think causes black communities to be so much worse for violence? find the core problem, address is .... and solve he violence

the weapons chosen doesn't matter, the core violence does
Poverty and systemically racist policies and attitudes are the main contributors. So let's make it easier to get out of poverty and enact policies like DEI and Affirmative Action to counteract our long history with racism in this country.
 
I had a little of that hate at one time, growing up in extreme poverty. I can relate



I left my zip code, moved hundreds of miles away then late in life I traveled all over the USA

I did exactly what you said .... I stepped out of my community and I learned we're given nothing in this world. Hard work, good decisions make your life the way you want it. Still going to have troubles along the way but continue with good decisions, hard work and make your world what you want

If its working McDonalds and living in a trailer? go for it. $100,000 a year job and living in a 2500 sf house? do it. Multi-millionaire? do it. Own your own business? do it
I'm glad you were lucky enough to pull yourself by your own bootstraps, but not everyone has that option. Which is why government assistance is important. It gives everyone the same shot as you did to at least survive comfortably.
 
more than twice as many whites in poverty than whites - that debunks that theory and I grew up generational poverty, not me or my friends ever wanted to kill anyone

and systemically racist policies
mythical - the only racist policies in 2025 is against whites

and attitudes are the main contributors.
attitudes = culture and I'll agree with you here

So let's make it easier to get out of poverty
work hard, make good decisions - individuals have to choose that

and enact policies like DEI
how does that help poor white people ?

and Affirmative Action
how does that help poor white people ?

to counteract our long history with racism in this country.
its 2025

racism in 2025 is against whites - this has been proven

question - today, what can a white do that a black cannot in the USA ? list me 3 please, show the racism/systemic racism
 
I'm glad you were lucky enough to pull yourself by your own bootstraps, but not everyone has that option.
why?


Which is why government assistance is important. It gives everyone the same shot as you did to at least survive comfortably.
question - today, what can a white do that a black cannot in the USA ? list me 3 please, show the racism/systemic racism
 
Not nearly as many, yet still #2.
Firearms account for 5 times the homicide than knives on the low end. Look, as a firearms enthusiast myself, I understand the importance of the 2nd amendment and the individual desire to keep and bear arms. However it doesn't do the 2A community any good to play whataboutism when the numbers are plain to see by anyone. We have a gun violence problem. How to best resolve that is the question.
 
Firearms account for 5 times the homicide than knives on the low end. Look, as a firearms enthusiast myself, I understand the importance of the 2nd amendment and the individual desire to keep and bear arms. However it doesn't do the 2A community any good to play whataboutism when the numbers are plain to see by anyone. We have a gun violence problem. How to best resolve that is the question.

Guns (like knives or hammers) aren’t the cause of violence, but guns do enhance the ability for lethal violence by those with less physical ability and from a greater distance. The “whataboutism” is that the 2A rights don’t prevent passing “knife control” laws. Somehow, the idea of preventing easy access to X would help reduce “X crime” only seems to apply when X is a (type of?) gun.
 
more than twice as many whites in poverty than whites - that debunks that theory and I grew up generational poverty, not me or my friends ever wanted to kill anyone

Poor white people tend to live in rural areas. Most of our violent crimes happens in inner-cities.
mythical - the only racist policies in 2025 is against whites

Such as?
attitudes = culture and I'll agree with you here


work hard, make good decisions - individuals have to choose that

Some people can't work. Some things happens despite you making good decisions.
how does that help poor white people ?


how does that help poor white people ?

I already gave an out for the poor in general. Provide programs and assistance to help people get out of poverty easier. AA and DEI is to counteract the results of poverty stricken inner cities due to systemic racism and redlining.

And?
racism in 2025 is against whites - this has been proven

Where?
question - today, what can a white do that a black cannot in the USA ? list me 3 please, show the racism/systemic racism
Technically nothing, however it's often a lot more difficult as it's been shown. But you're missing the broader point I was trying to make. You state that it's not the guns that's causing the violence, it's something else. So when I gave you the something else and ways to fix it, you don't want to support those things. At best, you're the party of doing nothing.
 
In short, you need money to make money and some people don't even have that. If you want a higher paying job, you need to interview for the position and afford a nice set of clothes to wear, for example. That doesn't even take into account disability.
question - today, what can a white do that a black cannot in the USA ? list me 3 please, show the racism/systemic racism
As I've stated, technically nothing, however it's been shown that minorities have it harder.
 
In short, you need money to make money and some people don't even have that. If you want a higher paying job, you need to interview for the position and afford a nice set of clothes to wear, for example. That doesn't even take into account disability.

As I've stated, technically nothing, however it's been shown that minorities have it harder.

Why do “minorities have it harder” primarily in big cities controlled by demorats for decades?
 
In short, you need money to make money
I had no money growing up. I worked in the hay field at 12 years old until 16 when I could get a dishwashing job. I worked several years at a McDonalds before choosing a path that led me to a career I have now. I didn't have money to make money ... I got a job and made good choices to make money

and some people don't even have that.
see above - nothing is given in this life, all we're guaranteed is opportunity to go and make what you want for yourself in life

If you want a higher paying job, you need to interview for the position and afford a nice set of clothes to wear, for example.
then get a nice set of clothes if that's what you need - what's stopping you ?


That doesn't even take into account disability.
for a very few you're correct on that which is why we have social net's in this nation

As I've stated, technically nothing, however it's been shown that minorities have it harder.

oh we agree, the mystical magical invisible systemic racism isn't real, its not factual.

affirmative action IS real - and it's racism against whites
DEI IS real - and it's racism against whites




Its 2025 - treat everyone equally and fairly the same based on who they are, their merit, the content of their character .... not color of skin, right ? isn't that what we should fight for ?
 
Guns (like knives or hammers) aren’t the cause of violence, but guns do enhance the ability for lethal violence by those with less physical ability and from a greater distance. The “whataboutism” is that the 2A rights don’t prevent passing “knife control” laws. Somehow, the idea of preventing easy access to X would help reduce “X crime” only seems to apply when X is a (type of?) gun.
Again, because out of all of the western nations, we're the only ones with a high gun death rate in comparison to our population.
 
Again, because out of all of the western nations, we're the only ones with a high gun death rate in comparison to our population.

It must be from having too much freedom and a lack of DEI and/or AA programs. ;)
 
I had no money growing up. I worked in the hay field at 12 years old until 16 when I could get a dishwashing job.

In other words, you either lived with your parents rent free, or contributed to the rent while your parents also worked.
I worked several years at a McDonalds before choosing a path that led me to a career I have now. I didn't have money to make money ... I got a job and made good choices to make money

Yes, you did. I'm by no means saying you could afford a Cadillac, but a steady employment at a part time job with little bills to worry about isn't exactly dirt poor either. Not to mention if you are of an older generation, you lived at a time where the minimum wage was tied to inflation and the dollar was worth more.
see above - nothing is given in this life, all we're guaranteed is opportunity to go and make what you want for yourself in life

That's simply not true. While a lot of our making is of our own doing, there's still way too much left up to pure luck.
then get a nice set of clothes if that's what you need - what's stopping you ?

Money. And to clarify, I'm at a point where I can afford some basic luxuries and creature comforts.
for a very few you're correct on that which is why we have social net's in this nation

And they don't do enough.
oh we agree, the mystical magical invisible systemic racism isn't real, its not factual.

It is factual.

Studies find evidence of systemic racial discrimination across multiple domains in the United States – Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies https://share.google/O920eYyVrFONkMwu6
affirmative action IS real - and it's racism against whites
DEI IS real - and it's racism against whites

In what way?
Its 2025 - treat everyone equally and fairly the same based on who they are, their merit, the content of their character .... not color of skin, right ? isn't that what we should fight for ?
Yes, but we still have a system that disproportionately target minorities.
 
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