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RyuNinja t1_jdd4x3o wrote

Reply to comment by synchrohighway in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater

It is inaccurate to dismiss the role of American culture and ideals in our current issues. Other countries do have measured differences in the reported mental anguish etc... it is not equal across countries.

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Tegoto t1_jdddkd2 wrote

Precisely this. The US is unique in how deeply dystopian our society is compared to other "first-world" countries. We have a very inaccessible healthcare system, pervasive economic insecurity, a deeply atomized and divided society. All of this and other things add up to emotional stress that inevitably breaks some people. The idea that we can just get rid of guns and everything will be fine is ignoring the actual issues.

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