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Cubans only increased the life expectancy of its citizens to torture them more
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.
And the US lectures the world on human rights and admonishes countries for how they treat minority populations
Asians live longer thsn white people in USA?
Have you seen what white people eat and the average weight of white people and Asians in the US?
Also that number is a bit disingenuous, should’ve compared Asian women to black women, Asian men to black men (edit: not saying that black people don’t have a much lower life expectancy than average, just that it’s a dishonest statistic for the article to compare against which hurts its credibility)
Women live longer than men in every country because men are more likely to have heart issues and a bunch of other fatal issues later in life
It doesnt matter if women live longer than men 66.7 is still bad
Oh yea, idk my brain kinda short circuited cause I just woke up and the parent comment was talking about Asian women and black men and then I was responding to an asian and white life expectancy comment
I have no idea what any of us were trying to say tbh
The point was women only live 4-5 years longer thsn men so thst cant be the reason why black men life expectancy is ~67 instead of 81
My comment was definitely in bad taste, I just have a weird fixation on data manipulation in reporting, sorry
Ok
Oh for sure, I was never trying to make it seem black life expectancy wasn’t far lower than average in the USA, sorry if it came off like that
Just pointing out that comparing women and men across races is terrible analysis
But have you considered that Americans have more money, the objectively most important measure of life?
Cubans are deprived of industrial size mayonnaise
"Why yes but have you considered Iphone, Vuvuzela, 10 billions dead? "
and a bigger selection of shitty corn syrup food that’s all owned by the same company!
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.
I mean no amount of money will save you from the pollutants that are in the air and the water
Don’t forget the food
I mean, a curse is the least they may get considering how they treat indeginous people and their country’s history and present political crimes against humanity.
“Now I must warn you before you move in, this country is built on top of an Indian burial ground”
What can you expect from a country where a “billionaire” like Trump’s favourite meal is fucking McDonalds or “Steak”.
I think it’s the food. Their food is so atrocious. Everything is loaded with either fat, sugar or both. They have very few health restrictions for how to preserve food ingredients, especially meat. The eating habits are also bad, eating fried bacon or eggs for breakfast is horrible for your health.
There are lots of factors that I imagine contribute to the declining life expectancy in the US, the food, no universal healthcare, regular mass shootings, police brutality, the list goes on. To be honest I’m surprised the life expectancy isn’t even lower by now.
Lol, imagine losing in terms of quality of life to a nation that you’ve embargoed and done everything to make their lives miserable.
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.
This is the most American solution for addressing retirement
Social murder
: “You’re not accepting this?! Why do you want to hurt the economy!?!”
i mean, the AVERAGE cuban live longer, a black man lives even less in the US
The life expectancy drop of black and brown people in the US since covid is actually slightly bigger than the drop after the toppling of the Soviet Union, the previous largest on record.
What no McDonalds establishment in a country does to a mf
Actually, there is a McDonalds in Cuba.
Legally isn’t that area considered to be US soil, like an embassy?
It’s still part of Cuba, but it’s on lease for undetermined term (to end it, both side would havd to agree or USA would have to unilaterally and completely withdraw). About jurisdiction:
Article 3 – Cuba retains ultimate sovereignty, but during the occupation, the U.S. exercises sole jurisdiction over the areas described in Article 1. Under conditions to be agreed on, the U.S. has the right to acquire, by purchase or eminent domain, any land included therein.
Of course as it is immediately obvious, it was an extortion and is really an occupation. Problem lies in that evicting the base would require military action and it would be a war.
Thank you for the answer
Yeah probably. I guess it’d be more accurate to say there’s a mcdonalds located on the island of Cuba though technically outside of its legal jurisdiction, but that doesn’t sound as good.
This life expectancy in the US is buoyed by a scale of procedures that is mind-boggling. There are over 500k coronary artery bypass graft procedures each year (take an artery from your leg and graft it on your heart because your heart artery is failing). Just as many are on dialysis because their kidneys are failing. I am not trying to suggest that these people should not be helped with these life-saving treatments, I am merely underscoring the extreme lengths that the american medical system goes to compensate for a deadly western diet pattern at the root of these ailments.
I highly recommend shifting diet towards mostly whole or minimally-processed plant-based foods, along with consuming animal products and highly processed foods sparingly to age more gracefully.
one of those hidden value extraction mechanisms, or externalization of hidden costs onto society. a big mac has the immediate costs of materials and labor, but also the externalized costs, either manifesting in healthcare or shortened lifespan and decreased quality of life. not to mention the environmental damage of the meat industry and transportation and everything else
in other words these corporations are cashing out value from our future in the form of present profits. if time were flattened or all costs were somehow required to be paid upfront things like fast food would be a lot more expensive for corporations to mass produce.
Agreed. I’m interested to see how a supermarket in Germany charging some externalities for the items it sells goes. Because it seems to be just 9 products at one chain, I am a bit cynical regarding how much this will accomplish, but it will nevertheless be interesting.
I want to move to Cuba so bad. Hopefully I am able to in the future
Thanks capitalism. Real cool
/s
Ahem… remind me again who’s the failed state, according to the Americans again.
Cuba better start a refugee program, plenty of Unitedstadians want it out already.
:eric-andre-let-me-in:
Me pls
: “Good! At least I got dat dere dem freee-dumbs, and at least I’m getting speshul treatmint for being whyte!”Freedom to be unemployed, go homeless, and starve to death.
