• Redcuban1959 [any]@hexbear.net
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    2 years ago

    Lol, imagine losing in terms of quality of life to a nation that you’ve embargoed and done everything to make their lives miserable.

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      2 years ago

      That’s only because the namby pamby definition of “quality of life” doesn’t include key metrics like the ability to own automatic weapons and drive needlessly massive trucks.

  • PostingInternational@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    This is an older article. In the meantime, China did overtake the US in life expectancy.

    Also, IIRC, even if you compare it by wealth, the American 10% richest live less than other “developed” countries 10%. It’s like the whole country is cursed.

  • AntifaSuperWombat [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    2 years ago

    There is a wide disparity between ethnic groups in the U.S. as well as gender. For example, an Asian woman is expected to live to 85.6, while for a Black man, the figure is 66.7 years.

    Almost 20 fucking years! That’s beyond absurd, holy shit.

    • ihaveibs@lemmygrad.ml
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      2 years ago

      And the US lectures the world on human rights and admonishes countries for how they treat minority populations