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[-] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 246 points 5 days ago

Because he's done more to fix our healthcare system than any politician.

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 104 points 5 days ago

I wouldn't say fixed as things are the same way as they are, but reminded us how every day we are fucked by oligarchs.

This is a weird time as we just elected them, just look how many billionaires are in trump's cabinet picks.

[-] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 5 days ago

as we just elected them

That's because the system is rigged. We can only ever choose between one rich person and another.

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[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 49 points 4 days ago

I just saw the news that they've charged him with terrorism. It's like they want to keep the outrage going, and give the jury a reason to acquit.

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

Not guilty. You can only murder human beings. Brian Robert Thompson willingly relinquished his humanity a long time ago. What Luigi did was more akin to using bleach to treat mold in the bathroom. Killing a living thing? Yes. Murder? Certainly not.

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[-] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

They've charged Brian Thompson with terrorism for what he did - or at least caused - to tens of thousands of people each year?
Finally they start to make sense!

[-] 4lan@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

18 people died since you made this comment due to UHC greed.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

They can charge him with whatever they want. Proving it to a jury is a whole other thing.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Most life insurance policies don't cover acts of terrorism.

I'm just saying....

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 89 points 5 days ago

the bullet etchings alone make it a work of art. He picked out the absolute most unloved plutocrat in america. Its very much a masterwork execution at a time when everybody wanted a reprieve from the trump media circus.

Timing: 10/10

Execution: 9/10

Target 10/10

Style: 10/10

We live in a country this happens every day I would take a CEO death over a Sandy Hook every time. I wish shootings weren't as common but it is what it is.

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[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 115 points 5 days ago

This will probably be taken down, but psychology is what I do so here it is. This is not endorsement this is an explanation as to why there’s different sentiment for this shooting.

This was stated in Trevor Noah’s latest podcast in open discussion. Josh Johnson raises the point. Most gun violence stories on the news, people personally feel threatened. Outraged that they or theirs could be at a music festival, a movie, at school. Most assholes with a gun are killing innocent people, never mind all the other bits. And most are clearly a little “crazy.”

This was targeted, killer on killer, no collateral (death/injury) damage. The CEO had kids that’s the collateral damage. There’s even a lady with coffee who walks on scene then nopes out unharmed.

This isn’t endorsement. This WHY the public as a whole doesn’t seem to mind. The guy who died killed thousands. That solves the innocent part. The killer doesn’t feel threatening to any of us. Because he’s not. That solves the threat. As for sanity, gun arguments aside, the manifesto isn’t unhinged.

And so we find ourselves in an unusual space. Understandably so. This is new.

No I didn’t read the article.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

The CEO had kids that’s the collateral damage.

Given his falling out with his ex-wife and penchant for alcoholism, they're arguably better off without him, assuming he wasn't already a deadbeat dad.

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[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 119 points 5 days ago

No shit... The gaping hole is the fact rich fucks are all we have to vote for. The President that recently won is the biggest example of undeserved wealth and power ever.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 54 points 5 days ago

Tell ya what. I'm struggling to make rent right now. Working 6 days a week, living alone, just keeping my head above water.

2028, everybody vote for me, and I'll run on the platform of giving rich people the middle finger.

Like Robin Hood......except vulgar.

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[-] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 47 points 4 days ago

Mangione has tapped into something most Americans share: a deep hatred of our health insurance system and of the profiteers who seem so indifferent to our suffering and death. He has still not been mentioned by Donald Trump, who must realize that Mangione’s fandom has no political boundaries.

Wow even DT can't touch this

[-] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 69 points 5 days ago

Most definitely, he isn't the unibomber largely indiscriminately killing people based on some ideological manifesto, he targeted someone in charge of driving many families into bankruptcy if not outright murdering patients with denials, and targeted a problem that many know to be true. They may be trying to rewrite the legacy of the CEO, but he was not "one of the good guys".

Although there is some crossover to the unibomber's manifesto, in the sense that where this would have been the breaking point in societies of the past waiting for a revolution, the new means of control and technology is being used to keep it under control, from all sides, even and specially those that abused social networks to put Trump in power. Can't have the status quo of "[I can] stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody [but not you]" challenged.

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

Most definitely, he isn’t the unibomber largely indiscriminately killing people based on some ideological manifesto, he targeted someone in charge of driving many families into bankruptcy if not outright murdering patients with denials, and targeted a problem that many know to be true.

By my math, Brian Robert Thompson killed 40,000 people.

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[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 43 points 4 days ago

Hopefully he's the first of hundreds.

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[-] chappedafloat@lemmy.wtf 25 points 4 days ago

Be careful not to say anything positive about luigi because you're certainly going to end up on a priority list of people they are going to keep a lot of surveillance on. It's true, feds are terrified of people who seem inspired by things like this. If you say something really really nice about Luigi, the feds might even send you one of their female undercover agents to be your girlfriend for a while and spy on you.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago

I'm gay. She'll have no power. They better send a muscle zaddy instead.

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[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Some dingdong on Lemmy messaged me to tell me that he had notified the FBI about a Luigi post I made. LOL sure bud.

[-] Randelung@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

I can fix her~~

[-] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 50 points 4 days ago

Reminder that Luigi didn't do it

[-] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 4 days ago

We support him, even if he's innocent.

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[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 days ago

Hopefully inspired by.

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

The only thing left is for some bootlicker to wack him in jail and claim it's suicide, and Luigi will be more famous than Harambe.

I'd argue that he already is. It would just elevate him from legend to marter.

Is this how the bell riots start? I hope so, I'm tired of waiting.

[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 89 points 5 days ago

I've been surprised by how many people are celebrating this guy. Just goes to show how strongly the contempt is felt for the American healthcare system.

[-] rabber@lemmy.ca 137 points 5 days ago

I think it's more about class warfare than healthcare specifically. All my European friends are cheering him on too despite not experiencing hardship with healthcare

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 74 points 5 days ago

Everyone in Canada here loves him too. It’s absolutely about class warfare.

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[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 76 points 5 days ago

I wonder. I still talk about snowden being a hero and I get some yahoo arguing with me. heroes of the millenia.

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 41 points 5 days ago

Snowden was a hero. Though, seeing him endorse RFK Jr. was a little questionable.

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[-] dumbass@leminal.space 49 points 5 days ago

I'm from Australia and I'm quite obsessed with this, so it's a pretty global feeling.

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[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 53 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yeah this may be a bit of a clumsy comparison but he’s giving me John Brown vibes.

My insurance company just sent me a completely coincidental survey about my views towards them. I’m looking forward to going off on them when I have a moment. I’m sure it won’t do much but at least it should be cathartic.

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[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 47 points 5 days ago

Will it? I'm already sensing it dying down. I think we need a refresher.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 38 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I feel like many people are secretly hoping for a refresher. Nobody just wants to say it out loud.

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[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

marketing hirelings will sabotage the narrative with BS to make it go away.

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

They're gonna attempt to do so. There's no guarantee it will work.

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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

id rather people focus on the lessons learned.

as long as this puts fear back into the burgeoise i aint complaining too much though.

[-] fannymcslap@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Obsess away as long as it leads to more billionaires in the guillotine.

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