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You didn't know #AnthonyBourdain. You know nothing about his life, torments, demons, nothing. You didn't know #KateSpade either. Watch the torrents of albeit genuine but odd shows of public grief to two complete strangers but nothing for the 20 vets who commit suicide daily.
You want to mourn #suicide? Mourn this. In 2013, the US Department of Veterans Affairs released a study that covered suicides from 1999 to 2010: roughly 22 veterans were dying by suicide per day, or one every 65 minutes. Some suggest that this rate may be undercounting suicides.
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Buckle up while I share are some stories of young people "not literally dying" over US inequality & failed decisions of Boomer+ generations. Also, keep in mind our youth are and have been waging war on 8 nations simultaneously for more than a decade. cnn.com/2017/08/13/us/…
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