Canada’s starting to not be much better unfortunately

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Jeez I get we have a bit of a meth problem but you don’t have to be an aśshole

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What’s you say pal? 👀

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I think it has something to do with the fact that the number of shootings in 2020-21 was higher than they’ve been in 2 decades, and that a lot of stuff has happened to affect our generation’s mental health. (COVID, that orange guy, roe v wade, trans rights issues, etc.)

I am in no way suggesting we stop demanding action from the government, far from it; what I am sick to death of, however, is people on this site finding any excuse to rub salt into some of America's most painful wounds, no matter how much of a stretch, and they never have anything helpful or constructive to say on the topic, just a twist of the knife. Personally, I come to BP to try not to think about these things for a few f*cking minutes, but instead keep getting punched in the face with this $hit.

I dont even know what you mean by insurrection monkeys. For a world that really loves americas money and aid you guys sure do love to say how bad we are. Here is the most recent yearly figures in millions, United States12,328.5 Germany3,041.5 European Commission2,033.5 United Kingdom920.9

being in the 92nd or 93rd percentile worldwide doesn't seem like a bad thing to me. Looking down on your country because 7% of the countries on earth are "more free" than you are doesn't seem like your country's problem. Sure it's fine to strive to be higher, but actively scorning your county because it is ONLY 15th out of 200 is ridiculous.

So I imagine we have the most illegal immigration on earth because it is so terrible here? You guys should really spread the word about how bad it is here to the rest of the world.

exactly - if there were any examples that could be produced they would be all over the news

Black people are 2x more likely to be arrested than Caucasians in the US, Queer teachers are denied freedom of speech and freedom of expression in Florida (Don’t say Gay bill), Trans youth are denied freedom of expression in the south, women are denied the right to choose whether they want a pregnancy…you want me to keep going?

1 - arrests of whites 2022 4,729,290/black - 1,815,144 (FBI statistics page) 2 - false, did you read the bill or just the title "lassroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards", teachers should not be teaching kids about sex, parents should. 3 - I dont even know what your referrring to but if you live at home with your parents, they are the boss - if you dont like it leave. 4 - If I hit a pregnant woman in a car crash and she loses the pregnancy and I get charged with man slaughter but she was on her way to an abortion clinic - sounds like something isnt right - yes please keep going =-)

1- of course there are more white people in prison because black people are a minority. There are more white people in America than black people. However, taking into scale the size of the communities, black people are more likely to be arrested. 2–while I agree that sex should be taught later, what about gender identity? I’m talking about trans teachers, or non-binary teachers, when the kids ask “are you a boy or a girl?” You can’t explain what you are or what your pronouns are, which can cause gender dysphoria. Also, what about romantic love? Like in Disney movies where the prince rescues the princess and they kiss? Are they only allowed to watch straight people kissing? But when they watch a prince rescuing a prince and kissing you call it sexualizing the children? 3- trans youth are being denied gender-affirming care which not always includes puberty blockers/hormones, but also haircuts, gender affirming clothes, and therapy. 4–not sure the point you’re trying to make there? I highly doubt you have a uterus anyway so you shouldn’t be allowed input in that issue anyway, as you’re not the one who has to deal with the problem. (Unless you’re married and then you share like a quarter of the problems but like still)

Lol do you people even research anything or do you just regurgitate democrat talking points? John murphy beat me to everything i was going to say so i wont make you feel any more stupid than you already should. Try moving on from your self-pity, life will be a lot more enjoyable.

See my comments above :)

What i see in basically all your comments is that you're very clearly a child with minimal life experience. You want to see everyone as a victim and when you look at life through that lens you see what you want to see.

Ah, yes. Responding by saying that I am naive and trying to get a rise out of me instead of responding to any of my counter arguments with more arguments backed by fact. While I am in fact a child, me and my friend group are part of several minorities and I have witnessed and experienced firsthand oppression and discrimination, and so you saying that it doesn’t exist, invalidating all my and my friend’s struggles, is absolutely ridiculous. Now I’m guessing you are a straight white cis het male so you probably haven’t experienced any of that. I would say it is you who is sheltered with minimal life experience. I point out injustice when I see it, but I clearly can’t change how you see things, so go ahead, keep living in denial in the “perfect, free world” you’ve created in your head.

Lol. I couldnt care less if i get a rise out of you cuz like i said, youre a child. Your views and opinions will change many times. I grew up in a very rural, poor region. There were less than 100 kids in my jr high/high schook and multiple kids didnt have running water at their house. Those people didnt even b*tch as much as your generation. My dad is a logger and my mom always had multiple jobs to make ends meet. I put myself through school and chose to move to different states and major cities and travel to a few 3rd world countries so i could experience the world for myself. What ive learned is people like you want to be the victim and will wallow in self-pity instead of taking responsibility for your own lives.

Mhm yep sure, still not responding to my previous arguments and examples with any fact-backed arguments :P I don’t wallow in self-pity, me and my friends have fought to create a safe space for others like us at school and so they don’t have to go through what we have. We take action. Part of taking action is also speaking up about it. That means that not everyone voicing or speaking out about a problem is complaining for attention and doing nothing about it. They’re just bringing awareness to it and reminding others to take action about it as well. Also the older generations just bottled in their mental health problems. That’s an unhealthy practice. Our generation is more open about our feelings. This creates the illusion that our generation has more problems or is complaining more than the older ones. But no, the older generations likely had the same amount of problems, they were just taught to deal with it and keep it in, which I’ve said previously is unhealthy.

Created your safe space. Lol. Whats sad is your generation thinking that dealing with your own problems is somehow unhealthy. You think that all your problems need to be addressed by everyone when im fact very few of them do and all it does is make others listen less when you actually have something important to b*tch about. The only "fact" that you stated is that black people get arrested more. Per FBI statistics black people commit significantly more crime than any other race in the US. Obviously they are going to get arrested more. If any person is arrested in the US and they cant afford an attorney a public defender is appointed free of charge.

Everything you said about trannies is opinion. Im all for people doing whatever they want to their bodies, whether it be abortion or cutting your d*ck off, you do you. But they shouldn't be discussing it with their students, theres no need to discuss pronouns more than simply "I'm (mr., mrs. or miss) Jackson. I am 100% against literal children getting hormone treatment or surgery to change their gender. If youre not mature enough to be living on your own, working, signing your own papers, driving or voting then youre not mature enough to irreversibly change your body.