Comment on Tea time
MrMobius@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoWell, some people took it a bit too far. I get the message that health insurance companies are hell, but applauding murder… Are we better than them if we do that?
Comment on Tea time
MrMobius@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoWell, some people took it a bit too far. I get the message that health insurance companies are hell, but applauding murder… Are we better than them if we do that?
supernight52@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Am I better than someone that legally murdered hundreds of thousands for cheering someone that illegally murdered that 1 person? Yes. Yes I am.
MrMobius@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
My point is, using the opportunity to open the debate on the complete despair of people oppressed by private healthcare is the way to go. Let’s just not make this about revenge on the rich CEOs involved. Removing their privilege is revenge enough.
supernight52@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You’re welcome to that view. I am welcome to my view of- yours is a naive take.
lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
And how would you do that? By voting very hard?
anzo@programming.dev 1 day ago
I agree… like on a theoretical level. Then, USA is what it is, with their school shootings and all. So, what Luigi Mangione (or someone else) did should be seen in that context. There’s a certain virtue in knowing to direct your anger/ despair to those causing, enjoying, and profiting over your misery. And it wasn’t a mere revenge act, it was full of symbolism.
MrMobius@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
True, there is some amount of gun violence glorification in the US. And it’s completely sane to be angry at your oppresors, but it needs to be channeled into something productive. Killing CEOs is just gonna make them pressure governments to increase repression with armed police and global surveillance. Violence begets violence, so it should only be used as a last result.