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11. It's depressing when your country turns to fascism.

Reply to LloydS of New London (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 09:58 AM

Aug 2014

Millions driven into poverty, government stripping every avenue we have to protect ourselves, and utter contempt for citizens droning from the propaganda machines.

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Suicides Now More Common than Automobile Accident Deaths [View all] LloydS of New London Aug 2014 OP

welcome to DU LloydS of New London Skittles Aug 2014 #1

Indeed LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #14

Airbags. MADem Aug 2014 #2

Perspective. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #3

I wonder how much ssri's have contributed grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #4

They used to hospitalize people getting antidepressants Warpy Aug 2014 #6

I was thinking that it must be the economy and the general state of the country. LuvNewcastle Aug 2014 #7

the closest I came was a couple years ago, when I realized that I'd been magical thyme Aug 2014 #8

I see there is a post about Williams being in financial trouble Warpy Aug 2014 #12

Truly disconcerting stats. lonestarnot Aug 2014 #5

Here's the graphic. Blanks Aug 2014 #9

don't understand. is that 12, 1200 12,000 suicides ? NM_Birder Aug 2014 #15

The graph posted here is tipped LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #16

That's odd. It displays ok on my iPhone. eom Blanks Aug 2014 #18

From the link. Blanks Aug 2014 #17

Cars are a lot safer these days and our health care system is lousy at mental illness. alarimer Aug 2014 #10

Yep - cars are a hell of a lot better at protecting people than they used to be. jeff47 Aug 2014 #13

It's depressing when your country turns to fascism. woo me with science Aug 2014 #11

If you want to see statistics regarding suicide, this is a good resource mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #19