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The well of sympathy is running dry for a lot people. I don't think people are going to take up arms in great numbers – or at all, perhaps – but, like Clarence
by cocacola1 2y ago
The well of sympathy is running dry for a lot people. I don't think people are going to take up arms in great numbers – or at all, perhaps – but, like Clarence Darrow, they might "read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-celebrations.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo...
> “I don’t believe there’s any justification for murder,” she says. “I think it sets a terrible precedent, and logically I know that a society that functions this way is doomed to collapse. Yet I still couldn’t temper my emotional reaction. I did feel a little bit of satisfaction.”
- ryandvm 2y agoA lot of people have come to the CEO's defense saying don't blame the players, that they're just working with the incentives of the system. But I think what gets missed by that objection is it is a system that they actively created and sustain. According to OpenSecrets, UnitedHealth Group has spent $5,860,000 lobbying in 2024. So yeah, fuck that guy.
- int_19h 2y agoI mean, it's not like this guy was forced to be a CEO in that system. There's no shortage of work.