UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in targeted attack

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  1. Curious Always

    Curious Always Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Is this what revolution rumblings look like? It’s been awhile since my French history, but I’m certain it started because the underclass got tired of being hungry while the other classes flaunted their privilege around, and someone did a something, and some cheered, and rinse / repeat until it got a bit more organized. (Or something like that.) And then heads literally rolled. It happened in Russia, too.

    This is legit kinda creeping me out, but it’s understandable, given the wealth disparity is at an all time high. It would be nice if the wealthy said, “You know what? We have a huge percentage of all the available money - maybe we should be paying the people on the bottom enough so that they aren’t starving.” Or, what’s coming instead will work, too, I guess.
     
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    Space_Time Well-Known Member

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    Where does is encourage death?
     
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    when someone says these people should not feel safe, WTF do you think that implies? someone ought to give them a wedgie or pee on their boots?
     
  5. The Mello Guy

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    sure, why not?
     
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    this is getting ridiculous especially in light of what happened.
     
  7. Space_Time

    Space_Time Well-Known Member

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    And scary:
     
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    The Mello Guy Well-Known Member

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    Do they call for violence?
     
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    when you say someone shouldn't feel safe, anyone who is remotely rational or objective understands that is a threat of violence.
     
  10. The Mello Guy

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    Sounds like a thought crime to me
     
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    Some on the Left seem as thrilled with this murder as they were over the mass rape and murder of all those young Jewish women, by Gazan Invaders.

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    A voice of reason:
     
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    Now we find out the prick has never even been a customer United. Wacko needs to get the needle.
     
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    It is a nice dream, but that would only raise the end product prices plus taxes on anything that can be bought. Thus, the lower spectrum ends up paying even more in the long run just like how the economy is reacting now.
     
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    he is innocent until proved guilty in a court of law
     
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    the rich should reward the one that snitched on him heavily if they want people in the future to help catch people like him
     
  18. Curious Always

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    Sure. Billionaires don’t have enough; they need more. It’s the losers at the bottom that should suck it up, buttercup.

    Anyway; history tells us that a reconciliation always happens. When groups are actively cheering for a murderer, it isn’t a good sign.
     
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  19. Moolk

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    No he won't lol.
     
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    But then, it's Seattle:
     
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    AOC weighs in:
     
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    Insurance CEOs are not deserving of the death penalty. But anyone who profits from the suffering and death of others deserves to live their life in fear. The murder wasn't justified, but it's a good opportunity to remind the real leeches in our society that they are human and mortal.
     
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    To simplify a ceo of a healhcare company as profiting off death is absurd.

    You are speaking out of both sides of your mouth
     
  24. hawgsalot

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    Uhh the kid was the one close to a billionaire, this CEO wasn't and worked his way up from the middle class. I guess this is your revolution on reverse?
     
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    How many have they saved vs caused deaths? I'll hang up and watch you ignore.
     

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