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The murder rate in the USA is very high compared to its peers, at 6.383 per 100,000. Canada, for example, has a rate which is almost three times lower at 2.273 per 100,000.
Brazil has a murder rate of 20.606 per 100,000. I think I'll stick with our tipping culture and lack of public health system.
Or maybe check out Canada instead
Pretty sure Brazilian GINI is higher than US even. Not a good comparison. But most of Europe is better than us, we rank with the former Soviet Slavic countries in terms of HDI when adjusted for GINI. Canada as you mentioned, probably Australia.
Thank goodness this was downvoted! It’s so offensive. Or something. 🙄
Why so high here vs. Canadia?
That's an interesting question. People like to blame guns, but
That's from here, which is an interesting but long discussion of the topic:
https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/01/06/guns-and-states/
https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/01/10/guns-and-states-2-son-of-a-gun/
Edit: I'm not saying guns aren't part of the explanation, but they don't appear to account for the majority of the difference.
Ah, SSC. I was going to make a joke about how it'll get blamed on ~~black people~~ Human Biodiversity, but Scott actually does
I think it mostly has to do with all the brain damaging chemicals in our water, soil, and air.
A massive percentage of yous have been huffing leaded petrol fumes almost directly from exhausts for decades and yous are still wondering why you're a bunch of murderous warmongering cunts? 😂
What do you mean yous? That was global lead contamination baby! Hence the last ditch far right swings internationally. I also attribute it to brain damage from COVID. And microplastics. And the Teflon in all our blood. I just hope there was enough education along the way to diffuse some of those violent tendencies with democratic principles.
But yes, in general, I agree. We are a bunch of pollutant filled war mongers on our worst days.
I'm brazilian and I was never murdered (joke)
I'd say something about throwing stones in glass houses but most brazilians can't seem to afford glass windows.
Bro either you converted something wrong or you're saying a fifth of the population dies every year because of murders
I'm using the notation where a period indicates a decimal and a comma separates three digits. The murder rate is twenty and six tenths per one hundred thousand.
Wait. I use that notation. Don't mind me
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