If war drives down suicide rates, why does this data show suicide rates rising during the Vietnam War?
War appears to drive down suicide rates, because it gives people common purpose. What is our common purpose today?pic.twitter.com/eK5OFBR9pl
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Also Iraq war and (squinting) WW1 as well looking at that chart. Load of cobblers
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The United States has been at war since I was like 18, Paul. I am now 36.
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I’m 17 years old. Not a day in my life have we been at peace.
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You know we've been at was for almost 2 decades, right? Shouldn't suicide rates be on the decline?
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Right, Paul, got it, more wars.
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Fewer suicides 'cause there are fewer people 'cause there are more dead people 'cause of war.
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Sees chart showing that suicides were most common during the Great Depression, which left millions on the edge financially. Concludes that the solution to suicide is war.
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*Patrick Star voice* Do info wars count?
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