Turns out that the frontier mentality, every woman and man for themselves, is killing us here in America. Enough of us choose to bite the hand that could be feeding us. Blinded by a shallow, unformed patriotism, stressed out, fearful, too proud to seek help, convinced that accepting the occasional free service is a sign of weakness, or worse– laziness.
A whole host of things that could be addressed are actually killing us younger than in other countries. Of course, those other countries have it all wrong when they actually invest in healthcare for all, and mental illness treatments and legitimate social safety nets.
We can’t have one of those damn nanny states here, though. No, we’ll just keep dying younger because no one can tell us to take care of ourselves and each other.
We’re the ones who have it wrong.
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