re: France bans drinking alcohol in public to counter brutal heat wave

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Gun violence is non existent outside of the ghetto

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bro they (the government) use these ne’er-do-wells to control decent folk.

Sigh. It’s a pretty simple concept.

They’re not related. They’re relevant.
The point is about selective criticism.
(much like the selective ignorance here…)

Every time there’s a mass shooting, plenty of Europeans are quick to lecture Americans about our policies and culture. Fair enough, that’s their prerogative.

But when Europe sees hundreds or even thousands of heat-related deaths during extreme summers, it’s also fair to ask whether decades of policy choices, infrastructure decisions, and energy priorities deserve the same level of scrutiny.

You don’t get to endlessly point out another country’s preventable deaths while insisting your own preventable deaths are off-limits because “they’re different.”

Pro-tip: the novotel in Les Halles has icemakers, at least on the 2nd floor.

Every Summer. Right here.
And elsewhere on the internet.

Every time it’s brought up, American leftists rush in to explain why Europe’s heat deaths are understandable, unavoidable, or “different.”

Funny how that same benefit of the doubt never seems to apply to America.

Convenient you found fault with that specific part of my post but avoid the rest.

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2024: ~62,700 deaths
2023: ~50,800 deaths
2022: ~67,900 deaths

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We must wear a mask and stay inside to.help Europe flatten the curve.