“Exceptionalism” measured in Death Count, and Negligence

Deep-seated Sickness

Only Americans of a sort (politicians, media, public figures, the willfully ignorant with cameras and microphones) are unaware or refuse to acknowledge and mend their deeply troubled, severely broken country: The United States of America

Shining light on a hill somewhere
Land of violent dreams
Home of violently free mad madmen on the loose everywhere
Land of extremists swaddled in a self-styled blankie of delusional Exceptionalism.  

USA Over There

US Aggression in 85 countries

♦Death estimates (since 2001) exceed 929,000

♦Civilian Deaths exceed 387,000

♦Refugees and Displaced people exceed 38 million

Costs of War Project https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/summary

Pattern of Mass Killings across the world

Matched by Mass Killings in the Homeland

Year to Date Reported

• Firearm Deaths 3,622
• Stabbing Deaths 1,963+
• Mass Shootings 52

KNIVES

USA 2023 Stabbing (knife-related estimated) Deaths: 1,963.91

World Population Review https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/stabbing-deaths-by-country

 FIREARMS

FIREARMS

January 1-January 31, 2023, Gun Deaths (latest update from GVA)

Deaths all causes: 3,622

Homicide/Murder/Unintentional/DGU:  1,576

Suicide: 2,046

Injuries Total: 2,706

Mass Shootings:  52

Mass Murders:  6

Dead Children: 22     Dead Teenagers: 128           Injured Children: 44     Injured Teenagers: 298

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/

2019    Reported Percentages of      Residents Living in Poverty (listed alphabetically)
Andrews, SC - 25.6 percent Austin, TX - 12.2 percent Beverly Hills, CA - 8.3 percent Chicago, IL - 16.4 percent Columbus, OH - 16.3 percent	Dallas, TX - 17.5 percent Durham, NC - 15.2 percent Greensboro, NC - 19.7 percent Lakeland, FL - 15.8 percent Lancaster, PA - 23.9 percent	Newark, NJ - 25.2 percent Oakland, CA - 13.9 percent Philadelphia, PA - 23.3 percent Red Springs, NC - 38.5 percent San Diego, CA - 11.0 percent

 

FIREARMS – Mass Shootings Late January 2023 UPDATE

# KILLED - # INJURED Jan 23-26 

Chicago, IL

2 – 3

Oakland, CA

1 -4

Red Springs, NC

3 - 1

Lancaster. PA

0-4

Newark, NJ

1-4

# KILLED - # INJURED Jan 27- Jan 28 

San Diego, CA

1-3

Philadelphia, PA

0-4

Beverly Hills, CA

3-2

Andrews, SC

2 -2

Austin, TX

1 - 4

# KILLED - # INJURED Jan 29 – Jan 31 

Greensboro, NC

1 - 6

Columbus, OH

Lakeland, FL

0 - 11

Dallas, TX

1 - 3

Durham, NC

2 - 2

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

City Data sources

1. http://www.city-data.com/city/Lakeland-Florida.html
2. http://www.city-data.com/city/Greensboro-North-Carolina.html
3. http://www.city-data.com/city/Chicago-Illinois.html
4. http://www.city-data.com/city/Oakland-California.html
5. http://www.city-data.com/city/Red-Springs-North-Carolina.html
6. http://www.city-data.com/city/Lancaster-Pennsylvania.html
7. http://www.city-data.com/city/Newark-New-Jersey.html
8. http://www.city-data.com/city/San-Diego-California.html
9. http://www.city-data.com/city/Philadelphia-Pennsylvania.html
10. http://www.city-data.com/city/Beverly-Hills-California.html
11. http://www.city-data.com/city/Andrews-South-Carolina.html
12. http://www.city-data.com/city/Austin-Texas.html
13. http://www.city-data.com/city/Columbus-Ohio.html
14. http://www.city-data.com/city/Dallas-Texas.html
15. http://www.city-data.com/city/Durham-North-Carolina.html

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