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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Obviously it's because China and North Korea, being totalitarian dictatorships, have made suicide illegal and punishable by death!

(I have literally met someone who thought that suicide is punishable by death in China. Like if you try to kill yourself and survive they'll finish the job for you.)

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I always find it fascinating how readily people in the west will believe the most patently absurd things about countries they've been told to hate.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And it's of course projection as always, for example, suicide was illegal in UK till 1961, and most other western countries also criminalised it at some points in the past.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Pretty much all the crazy accusations the west levels against the adversaries have either happened or are currently happening in the west.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think it's because they're raised from birth having only heard these absurd notions and many never consider if they are truly absurd or not. It's kinda sad.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago
[–] culprit@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Those downvoters would be very radicalized if they could absorb information critical of capitalism.

:KingOfTheHillMeme:

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago
[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

A quick search on google proved really quickly that these numbers are incorrect.

Feel free to look it up yourself.

Edit: op edited the image.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Reason: Mis or disinformation. These numbers are not correct.

Seeing how you found such evidence, feel free to provide it, or it didn’t happen.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't want to be accused of fudging the numbers. Everyone here is capable of using a search engine and exploring one of many helpful websites that tracks suicide rates around the world.

The interesting thing you'll find is which of the two countries OP fudges the numbers on even tho their "point" wouldn't need the help.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Now I’m even less convinced that you actually did “a quick search on google.”

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sorry I didn't use decade old stats from Wikipedia.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Reason: Spam or Abuse

You understand that you’re reporting me to myself, right?

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes. I am well aware if how lemmy works, as I am aware that you are as well. I'm purposely annoying you by doing that.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Good of you to admit you're just a spammer.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You know what you're completely right. Fixed the numbers and added sources in the description.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Awesome now explain the correlation between these rates and your claim. Maybe you can help me out by telling me the methodology of gathering this information and how truthful the reporting actually is.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

The reason you'd have more suicides is because more people are unhappy with their lives to the point where they want to end them. Meanwhile, even if we don't the exact reason, we can see that there is a statistically difference in outcomes between two systems. Let me know if you need this explained in simpler terms.