Dying of Whiteness

Metzl uses statistics and specific examples throughout this book to prove that many white people would rather vote for things that directly endanger/disadvantage them than to do something that they perceive will help minorities. He does an incredible job of proving this. He specifically uses gun control, health care, and education as his methods of proving his point. For example, when gun control becomes more lax, more white men use guns to commit suicide than any other demographic, but the people that are affected by this still don't see it as a gun issue. This book was impactful because it really felt like he was proving his point by showing concrete evidence. For the most part, he tried to keep his opinion out of it. It definitely does bleed into this book some. He also makes sure to point out that he is a white man from one of these areas he's speaking of, so he is coming from a place of privilege. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that is curious how these political policies effect everyone.