Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🦔🦡🦚 Thursday 12 December, 2024

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• quokka@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think it will start a lot of conversations that need to be had over there. Some stat I’ve seen doing the rounds is that Americans paid $12(?) billion out of pocket for cancer treatments last year. UnitedHealthcare alone made $33 billion profit. They could have paid for everyone’s cancer treatments in full and still delivered billions in shareholder value. Situation’s fucked. Sadly, I suspect that when the buffoon takes office, the momentum will be lost.

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• dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Pfft wrong, Saint Mangione, Robin of the Hoodie. Person of the year.

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Watch him get acquitted and then do it again.

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      id support that if it was a go fund me.

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      • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Given his family’s wealth, I doubt he’ll need the cash.

        I’d support him too.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde didn’t stop banks exploiting the masses, it was governments bringing in regulations that did.

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Pretty Boy Floyd would destroy mortgage documents when robbing banks to help people. Small gesture, but definitely an important one.

      Banks are still around, so clearly it didn’t ruin them.

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• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There’s a quote from somewhere that says something like ‘a person is more certain to go to jail for killing 1 person than 1000’. I’ve probably got the words wrong because couldn’t remember where it’s from, but the meaning is true. Systemically killing people or letting them die from political or corporate actions is rarely subject to justice. The death of one CEO won’t change anything. I do feel sorry for the alleged assassin though, his actions will be for nothing. Maybe there’ll be some temporary discourse, but it will be business as usual for the insurance companies.

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Reminds me of a Pratchett quote, from Feet of Clay: “And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.”

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    a person is more certain to go to jail for killing 1 person than 1000

    That might be similar to Stalin’s quote:

    “a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic”

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s a thing. It’s called social murder

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• MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It would be funny if it turns out not to be him. I saw the video of his lawyer talking and seems that there hasn’t been a lot of evidence shared or presented.

  Going to be a very interesting trial indeed.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s very weird with his social media and manifesto suggesting he did it, but the arrest seems very odd. And the pictures don’t look like the same man

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And being caught with a weapon and a manifesto doesn’t seem likely for someone who was very careful with the ‘execution’

      My stupid theory. He hired someone that looks like him to do the deed and disappear. Planned to get caught with apparent evidence, but when investigated the evidence is a red herring.

      He’s got the cash to fuck around like that, so who knows.

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      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’m wondering if he’s pulling a Spartacus? Something isn’t quite adding up

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