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What collective reaction? Sounds like you're in a bubble. I have observed both responses. There are lots of people basically celebrating murder (sometimes ve
by Ferret7446 2y ago
What collective reaction? Sounds like you're in a bubble.
I have observed both responses. There are lots of people basically celebrating murder (sometimes veiled behind thin excuses and wordplay). There are lots of people condemning it too. Most people (not terminal social media dwellers) seem to be in the latter group, thankfully.
- antifa 2y ago> basically celebrating murder of a guy who basically runs death panel...
- xvector 2y agoThe vast majority of people I've talked to IRL, conservative and liberal, are thrilled about this. "American hero" is the phrase I've heard tossed around quite often. Can't say it wasn't the best news of the week, maybe even the past month.
- consteval 2y agoIt's a problem of definitions. When you kill hundreds or thousands of people indirectly, as in you do not literally pull the trigger, that is not murder. But if you shoot one person, that is murder. I've seen people advocate the death penalty for much, much less. If anyone stopped and did the math on how many people this CEO has killed, undoubtedly he would never see the sun again. However, our system is specifically designed to maximize personal liability while minimizing collective liability. So, one is murder, and the other is good business. Whether or not this particular propaganda has seeped into an American mind depends on the person.