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CEO of UnitedHealthcare fatally shot outside of NYC hotel, source says
(www.nbcnews.com)
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It should go without saying that such violence is not good and not supportable.
That said, I also think those who make monopolistic fortunes off the sick while also dictating refusal of care to the sick are categorically not civilians. It is what it is.
Maybe he had a preexisting condition?
Like being a greedy sociopathic bastard?
And expect the health insurance industry to act on that.
Death is a preexisting condition.
Disagree with the first point. Perhaps if this happened to an evil oligarch often enough for a while, they'd be less inclined to fuck us over hard enough to make themselves targets. Put a little fear in them as a deterrent. Why should this piece of shit get more sympathy than a convenience store cashier who gets shot during a robbery?
I hope more of the people behind the erosion of our rights and opportunities and quality of life become victims in the near future. Kill a couple dozen of them and watch as a couple million of us get to live longer, better lives. I'll take that trade any day of the fucking week. Anybody who calls this a call to violence isn't paying attention to the status quo violence against millions every day that they're defending. This is a call to a net reduction in violence. A mild fever to defend against a deadly virus. I'd love it if the fever weren't necessary, but let's not be so naive.
Oh no not violence against the rich! Inexcusable I say!
Juries can decide otherwise.
"IS THAT JURY NULLIFICATION'S MUSIC?!?!?!?!"
Violence works.
So far, little else has. Even well executed and thought out peaceful non compliance only worked after taking a lot of beatings and with a bit of luck.
It took a lot of violence to get to the work life balance we currently 'enjoy.'
Sure, violence bad. But violence effective. And if they won't listen to us when we try to communicate our needs peacefully, what else remains?
Killing oppressors is actually a pretty effective way to end oppression.