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Ever wonder why the suicide rates for veterans are so high?
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:23 pm
Because they get absolutely no respect from mainstream media networks or society. For those who don't know, Ronnie McNutt was an Iraqi War veteran who was livestreaming on Facebook in August of 2020. He was clearly unhinged and suffered from severe PTSD. During the livestream, he shot himself in the head with a bolt-action rifle (no I will not post the link to the actual video). This website was making fun of the poor guy after it happened.
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This guy was treated like absolute shite after he died. School kids were making TikTok memes about him, because his suicide video went viral on TikTok and was inserted into algorithms which was seen by mostly kids.
Like what the frick people? This was a fricking veteran who needed help.
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Ronnie McNutt became famous for having one of the gayest last names in the history of the world,
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He was worthless and had no life. Former soldier and United States Army spokesman Ronnie McNutt is a veteran of the military service.
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This guy was treated like absolute shite after he died. School kids were making TikTok memes about him, because his suicide video went viral on TikTok and was inserted into algorithms which was seen by mostly kids.
Like what the frick people? This was a fricking veteran who needed help.
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Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:26 pm to JasonDBlaha
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School kids were making TikTok memes about him, because his suicide video went viral on TikTok and was inserted into algorithms which was seen by mostly kids.
Younger people are disconnected from many harsh realities and it makes them come across deeply insensitive. The internet is all a game to them.
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:27 pm to JasonDBlaha
Some things really don’t need to be seen by anyone. A troubled veteran killing himself being one of them. It’s such a shame that our vets suffer as they do and even more upsetting is that chickenshit response from people online who have never done anything for anyone but themselves. Just so very sad.
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:28 pm to JasonDBlaha
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This guy was treated like absolute shite after he died. School kids were making TikTok memes about him, because his suicide video went viral on TikTok and was inserted into algorithms which was seen by mostly kids.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this isn't exclusive to veterans. It's definitely a commentary on the callousness that has developed in society post-introduction of social media because so many people can make these criticisms anonymously and without repercussion. Let's be honest, look at some of the shite that's posted on this very website.
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He was clearly unhinged and suffered from severe PTSD.
Severe PTSD can absolutely have a strong correlation with SI and attempts. Sometimes there's not enough treatment in the world to stop it either.
This post was edited on 6/7/23 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:29 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Because they get absolutely no respect from mainstream media networks or society
I figured it was because they have seen the worst things imaginable
But yea
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:30 pm to JasonDBlaha
If anyone here is struggling with PTSD, talk to a specialist about HBOT. I’ve had friends go off drugs completely. It’s expensive, but there are groups out there that help with funding.
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:30 pm to JasonDBlaha
If he killed himself, how would he know that people were making fun of him?
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:35 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Because they get absolutely no respect from mainstream media networks or society.
Or, more likely it’s because they either see horrible shite that traumatically changes them or they have a personality that struggles without rigid order and can’t adapt to life after the military.
This post was edited on 6/7/23 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:38 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Ever wonder why the suicide rates for veterans are so high?
Probably has way more to do with the types of person that self selects for the military and what those people see/do and very little to do with how they’re portrayed in the media.
Also, while I may be in a bubble, veterans get wayyyyyyy more kudos than criticism in my circles.
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:40 pm to JasonDBlaha
Ready for skynet to start killing everyone
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:40 pm to JasonDBlaha
McNutt knew what the consequences were when he did a livestream.
This post was edited on 6/7/23 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:47 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Ever wonder why the suicide rates for veterans are so high?
Probably because they
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suffered from severe PTSD
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:49 pm to JasonDBlaha
For some of these Vets with severe PTSD and/or multiple deployments, what the military should mandate is a 1-2 year reintegration program where they still live in monitored conditions, have structure and mission, but that mission changes from defense to education, family integration, community integration, self-care, not resorting to unsafe use of substances, all the while having full benefits of an active duty service member. Now, I'm not sure how you can mandate this after one has fulfilled his/her obligatory contract -- perhaps in some way make it so appealing that they'd be foolish to turn it down. Double their in-service pay, provide housing, food, transportation, education, healthcare in exchange for successful reintegration and incrementally meeting goals aimed at such.
Posted on 6/7/23 at 5:51 pm to JasonDBlaha
Why are so many vets who never even deployed killing themselves though?
Also, McNutt was a reservist mechanic.
Also, McNutt was a reservist mechanic.
This post was edited on 6/7/23 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 6/7/23 at 6:06 pm to JasonDBlaha
Why weren’t ww2 shock troops commit suicide at such a high rate?
Posted on 6/7/23 at 6:08 pm to JasonDBlaha
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This guy was treated like absolute shite after he died. School kids were making TikTok memes about him, because his suicide video went viral on TikTok and was inserted into algorithms which was seen by mostly kids.
Hey, but storm chasing is a "Dangerous Act" and can't be streamed on that platform.
Posted on 6/7/23 at 6:17 pm to JasonDBlaha
Posted on 6/7/23 at 6:18 pm to JasonDBlaha
Can't convince me it's PTSD when WW2 generation came home and is known as our greatest generation. There's more to it than that.
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:12 pm to JasonDBlaha
Society shits on veterans.
People stop joining.
Draft or other form of coercion is used to feed the war machine.
Readiness and effectiveness in the toilet.
Sounds like a Lib’s wet dream.
People stop joining.
Draft or other form of coercion is used to feed the war machine.
Readiness and effectiveness in the toilet.
Sounds like a Lib’s wet dream.
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:32 pm to JasonDBlaha
Speaking for myself as a vet with PTSD
I am telling you the VA makes things as difficult as possible in hopes that 50% will either give up or kill ourselves…
Folks love to post memes and videos about supporting troops but often when given the opportunity to actually help, it’s crickets.
Lastly, I was too proud to ask for help before it got too bad…. In one way or another troops are taught survival skills. Obviously some way more than others but the seed is there.
Then you ask vets to trust an organization and frankly a government that has given no reason to trust them.
It’s a recipe for disaster that I have seen too often take it’s toll on my brothers and sisters..
Troops should not have to jump through all these confusing, frustrating hoops for many for years.. It literally sucks the life out of many
I am telling you the VA makes things as difficult as possible in hopes that 50% will either give up or kill ourselves…
Folks love to post memes and videos about supporting troops but often when given the opportunity to actually help, it’s crickets.
Lastly, I was too proud to ask for help before it got too bad…. In one way or another troops are taught survival skills. Obviously some way more than others but the seed is there.
Then you ask vets to trust an organization and frankly a government that has given no reason to trust them.
It’s a recipe for disaster that I have seen too often take it’s toll on my brothers and sisters..
Troops should not have to jump through all these confusing, frustrating hoops for many for years.. It literally sucks the life out of many
This post was edited on 6/7/23 at 7:35 pm
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