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TheRealR0tb3rt
I give the US maybe 50 years and the rest of the planet gets a purge TV show about the US once a year.
sethb1978
We really need to stop teaching stupid people how to read, they just don’t understand words
RummageSaleBubbler
Books are dangerous! If read, they wouldn't get votes.
IThoughtThisThought
Wait, poisoning? What are you doing that causes deadly poisoning? Oh right... Ohio...
Filanwizard
"democrat cities are crime ridden shooting galleries" yet the guns usually come from "anyone with a pulse gets a gun" red states.
Filanwizard
Probably another reason the reds are against proper gun registrations, would make straw purchasing a lot harder. guns sales would dip.
Jonesso
Well if they can't read about the leading cause of death they might think its drag queens
deetatron
reichstein
But books contain knowledge, and knowledge is power, and power corrupts. Therefore burning books is a good thing. /s
flexstar
BaklavaWearingBalaclavaWhilePlayingBalalaikaOnBlackLava
I'd say the gun is for when they can't pay the bill, but .50AE is NOT cheap. .22lr or .380acp is probably more than enough.
qshamtech
cbale2000
When these pictures were first made public, if they had told the public which specific books were burned here, very few would have objected.
Iaimtomisbehave
Kentucky last June:
qshamtech
So sad! “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana.
verbeckpaul1960
That’s because the people who write/sell books aren’t paying those POS scum bags millions of $ like the NRA and gun manufacturers!!
LordHosk
Ahh yes, using outdated numbers is fun. the US has reported over 1400 covid 19 deaths among children in 2023 already, and its only march.
RenaissanceFaireMan
"We passed 72 laws and restrictions to protect children, look how much we're doing!"
dragonsdemesne
The more books you read, the less likely you are to vote Republican. That's all there is to it.
gsynth
And this is completely avoidable. The amount of children killed by guns is a rounding error from 0 in most developed countries.
OneUniverse
GOD FORBID children learn to think.
Seanspeed
That is very much what they are afraid of. They want to ensure they control what their kids think and nobody else.
bbrennert
Fucking Republican Cunts.
szepasszony
Nicky Haley literally said wokeness is more deadly than COVID. In what universe?
Seanspeed
Because in their mind it's the death of white Christian supremacy, and that's a bigger loss than anything(and yes, I know Nikki's ethnicity)
szepasszony
They're not even quiet about it anymore: they're straight up spreading new protocols of the elders of zion & 'great replacement' shit
Elkarlo77
Wrong question, not what universe but to whom. Wokeness is more deadly to the republican party. They need their voters 'sleeping' .
szepasszony
Ah... very clever. The see it as a threat to their existence itself.
noReallyIamPrincessBob
So just for comparison’s sake, how many children actually died from reading books? Would it be zero? *gasp*. Damn books!
EastCanuck
Drag Queens! Where are Drag Queens on this list? (oh- and thoughts and prayers re item 1)
Matt010288
BuT THe DRaG QueeNS
ALLCAPSROCK
PinktTaco
Everybody should watch that Jon Stewart interview. From both sides.
kimst
Yeah well the average republican never was shot, so the stats don't affect these people. Mah gun, I want the right to kill if I feel like it
Cilvaa
If you *could* change the mind of a Republican, they wouldn't still be Republican at this point.
zHurk777
SEEE !!! Its Both Sides !!! - magas who didn't unmute or watch the original interview.
UprootedGrunt
"He never let him answer a question. Such a bully." Or something stupid like that. They'll gloss right over his points.
DeltaBlast
"that Jon Stewart interview". Link it then. Not like we outside the US know which one you mean.
SpicyRebar
Ya know.. that one. The Jon Stewart interview, the interview by kon Stewart... Jon Stewart's interview
J4nein4ne
Here you go https://youtu.be/tCuIxIJBfCY
Whitebeardthepirate
J4nein4ne
So I take it you're doing something more than arguing. What exactly are you doing?
Whitebeardthepirate
spreading the word of how they're trying to subvert the election through bill changes to make it harder for minorities to vote, getting 1/2
Whitebeardthepirate
the contacts of the legislators/house/senate members in each state to people who need their voice heard to constantly go at them 24/7 , 23
Whitebeardthepirate
pre-plan voting months in advance so that even with all their efforts, the "laws" they make won't prevent meddling. Now, how bout you?
MasamuneMacBlade
To them being cis is more important than having a pulse. Obsessed with freedom, they just need you to dress, act and identify a certain way.
suckstoyourauntie
Look, I just want to have my guns, and everyone around me to be white and straight. Like the Bible says. /s...just in case.
TherealNotSid
"You're free to act in any way you please as long as we agree with it."
edgareplekjekk
That seems like a very high number of poisoings as well.
languex
What? No Clergy or Drag Queens!?
4554073
Hey now. Kids could get paper cuts from those books. Just protecting the kids. /s
archon325
If they can't read, they won't know what the leading cause of death is. May as well be alien abductions.
JustDriftingAboutTheInterWebs
Yup. Republican priorities. Why govern using data when you can just fearmonger and use emotion.
Frankosbi
Weak argument, just ban fire arms and ban those creeps, just because we have bad things going on, doesn’t mean we should accept more of it…
qshamtech
The downvotes here! Wow! Guess someone found the republicans! Yup lowercase r.
LAMovieDesign
What downvotes? It’s at the tipity top. Where it should it be.
Simusar
Would it upset anyone if we started replying with "Just as Adolf Hitler would have done" to GOP actions regarding "safety"?
Datsinginguy
He is a national treasure
LAMovieDesign
I’ve watched this like, 8 times. Never gets old.
Liquid1024
ALL. DAY. LONG. freaking love Jon
Rystefn
Data has a left-leaning bias.
JustDriftingAboutTheInterWebs
Burke616
Republicans: "If you just want it hard enough, and kill everyone who says it isn't right or true, you can change the world!"
siflandollysiflandollyshowROCK
This was the best part of that entire segment, hands down
Whitebeardthepirate
i didn't get a chance to see the interview. What was idiot's response when Jon Stewart said that to him?
JustDriftingAboutTheInterWebs
This needs to happen a lot more and public as well. Call them all out just like this.
mratio
Zap117
The whole thing is worth watching, the level that this dude isn't aware is mind boggling
wagnus
Honestly, the entire thing was tough to watch as it's an accurate reflection of our country. That same hypocrisy gets votes. Just, saddening
JayEnfield
He is very strategic about his placement of F-bombs.
PizzaStation
The peak, but Jon Stewart kicked his ass right out of the gates. The whole interview is fantastic.
reichstein
Got a link to the entire interview?
J4nein4ne
Here https://youtu.be/tCuIxIJBfCY
ManhattanHarper
They are literally okay with killing children. Why do we even have to debate these people
danishjuggler21
To republicans, the school shootings are not a bug, they’re a feature.
Lp57
Republicans: STOP CALLING US VILLAINS! Now, onto my cost effectiveness presentation on children dying from abuse over spending on their care
Gryphonosiris
I knew they were ok with killing children when they started calling Sandy Hook a staged event.
archon325
Because good people aren't willing to do what it takes to get rid of evil. We think we can fight with our ideals and the truth. Maybe we...
archon325
...could, if we were dealing with an educated society that hadn't been poisoned with fear and propaganda for generations. We need to get...
archon325
...over the idea that all human life should be protected. Society will only improve if we apply quality control, if we purge the cancer.
DrWhy9
CuddlesWithChickens
This is mildly horrifying. Can you share the source?
DrWhy9
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc2201761
MathiasTolerain
I wonder what happened between 2005 and 2012 vis car crashes.
Ikwilstroopwaffels
Crumple zones, side impact airbags, and overall much better design. The car is fucked in a crash, but the occupants survive.
ZebAsiz
Oh hey, heart disease, congenital anomalies, malignant neoplasm drowning, and fire are on a steady downward trend. Nice!
szepasszony
Children in the US are 70% MORE likely to die before reaching adulthood than children in other OECD nations. Source:
szepasszony
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0767
TheJuiceLoosener
Nowhere on this chart is it labeled "US" and yet, something about it gives me that strong suspicion
OmnibusLatinName
Indeed. I thought heart disease was always gonna be king, at least here in the US.
DorgEndo
The graph is for childhood deaths, not all ages. Heart disease is still winning against humanity
Brhino
Well... uh... good job with the cars, everyone.
stoots24
Hey hey hey! Looks like it’s making a comeback!
Fedotia
Cars are made safer and tighter regulations are getting more and more enforced. Funny how regulations work.
Flu0x
Can someone explain the sudden rise in overdoses/poisonings as well? Is it actually more poisonings or just drug related?
cragath
Fentanyl and its derivatives - the potency makes ODs SUPER easy.
TheRockDude
if i had to make a completely unsubstantiated guess? maybe faux covid remedies?
TheRockDude
Could also be the EVALI stuff going on with certain vape products with vitamin E, given the time frame
Arbitrarynamehere
Tide pods /s
Arbitrarynamehere
But also maybe not? Idk
AlyssM
This is such spectacular and colossal bullshit that I had to step away to stop laughing.
AlyssM
Firearms isn't even in the top 5 causes of pediatric fatalities, and that's by Category.
AlyssM
But why engage with facts when you can just fearmonger.
AlyssM
Because let's never forget. Every authoritarian government starts by disarming the populace in the name of safety.