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kn33reply
lemmy.world

Income and net worth are the best predictors of life expectancy. Geography is the next after that. Those two go hand in hand, though. I don't have anything empirical, but my hunch is that controlling for those factors, conservatives still don't live as long. Things like their ideas of masculinity affecting their willingness to believe a risk is real, or willingness to believe in science based medical treatment.

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limerreply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Here in Texas life expectancy drops about a half a year per county away from a large city. With the people furthest away living about 5 years less than in Houston or Dallas.

Mostly is lack of preventative care

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Ledericasreply

type 2 diabetes, and heart disease is very high in those population, especially if its poorly managed.

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lemmy.world

ootl? i understand there is a show with that name, but idk anything about the persona

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catloafreply
lemm.ee

You can read the article, but you're probably better off right now.

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expatriadoreply
lemmy.world

it said "conservative" and "loved Jesus" which could be said about millions of people, was hoping something more particular

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It also says,

He told a magazine reporter in 2013 that gay people are sinners and African Americans were happy under Jim Crow laws.

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4amreply

Homophobe and trans crusader who helped normalize hatred in the name of his god.

He and his whole family can go fuck off to the mountains and fuck each other.

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lemmy.ca

Not knowing anything about the guy, and reading the comments here it seems like this dude was the second coming of Hitler. What did I miss?

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A typical enemy of the people. Hated large numbers of his neighbors based on skin color, orientation, etc. allied himself with the corrupt and fascist. Took shelter in religious ideology to pretend he wasn't a bad person. Also a multimillionaire. The usual.

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Dude put hate out in the world. I didn't agree with cheering on his death but i certainly understand why they are and it's 100% their right to.

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Sigh, time to see that Bill Burr bit about him again.

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lemmy.world

Everyone celebrating someone dying from Alzheimer's probably has never experienced it first hand. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.

The world could use a bit more kindness sometimes :(

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catloafreply

The world could use a bit more kindness sometimes

With him gone, the world is, on balance, more kind.

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The world could use a bit more kindness sometimes

Well you're in luck. Did you hear that hate preacher Phil Robertson ceased to exist?

Now there's less hate in the world. Yay!

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I'm sure he and his family were much happier with his Alzheimers. I mean, I'm just assuming things I prefer with zero evidence; just like he would have wanted.

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