D for democracy

The US Embassy in Minsk on the eve of the International Day of Democracy tells about its "advantages". Let's discuss them!

6 out of 10 American adults have a chronic illness, and four out of a dozen have even several of them. 54.4 million American adults suffer from arthritis. 5.7 million are living with Alzheimer's. 3.4 million Americans have epilepsy. At the same time, chronic diseases act as a key cause of death.

It is un.known for certain what is meant in this case by well-being. When you take a sense of security as the basis (or a part of) well-being, trends are alarming. And if you take a few statistics, then you will be completely frightened.

If we take the indicator of poverty of the population, then in 2020 more than 40 million people were below it, i.e. 13.7% of the population. At the same time, according to statistics in the United States, benefits are concentrated in the hands of a small group of the population.

Also, the well-being thesis contrasts with the world's highest rate of drug use!

In 2019, 1.6 million people were noticed for the first time abusing prescription painkillers. 2 million people have used methamphetamine. 10.1 million people abused prescription opioids.

US conflicts with neighbors. In relations with Canada, the list is not exhaustive. So, for example, there was a military plan "Red"