During those years, older white men were villified. Detesting them was considered legitimate. They were especially vilified if in rural areas. If they had been blue collar, their employment was often gone, and economic hope with it. Large numbers of thrifty retirees saw their income plummet as government bond returns fell through the floor. An enormous amount of wealth was transferred from those investing in government bonds to those investing in the stock market. Many saw an insurance premium as a way to save family members or the family business or farm. Many veterans despaired with the odious attacks on the military by the Obama administration.
I expect the numbers of suicides to go down with the Trump presidency, which gives men hope that they are not forgotten, gives veterans an idea they are appreciated, and which has brought back employment and rational policy to the United States.
I agree with your post. Those factors have been very strong. Ever since the 1980s, there have been waves of recessions and difficulties, where people who have worked for years find themselves with nothing. By 2010, this was a crisis for so many men, and they did not survive.
“I expect the numbers of suicides to go down with the Trump presidency”
I expect the same thing. There was ZERO opportunity in this country for a significant number of people. Couple that with substance abuse and you’re going to see a lot of people commit suicide.
I saw a few people mention antidepressants. I don’t think they play a significant role. There is certainly a correlation between suicide and antidepressants. However, outside of that fact, they’re a great boogeyman for the pseudoscience people out there that want to peddle overpriced herbs and other garbage to help people ... antidepressants help a LOT more than they hurt.
Probably the number of overall suicides go down, but the number of celebrity suicides go up due to TDS.