…and the people that put them up are shittier.
United Healthcare CEO assassinated
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Wait, you don't think a baby rapist and killer doesn't deserve to die?? WTF man.
Look, I get and respect when people are against the death penalty, I always assumed when one took this stand it was on principle and not because they thought they deserved to live, but because it's barbaric for the state to execute criminals.
How about you just answer to what I asked, Drew? What do you think should happen to the people on those posters? And what exactly are their crimes?
You have nothing to say, then? How nice for you. I asked for a discussion and you provide nothing. Awesome. Please provide a laugh reaction at least. Good chat!
Personally I think shot in kneecaps or dick would be enough, or taking a pinky or leaving a big shiner on the face that Jay Leno has.
Push enough people that refuse to be heard, violence is the only answer. Didn't have to be this way or get this far but, for some, it has.
Do you realize this makes some on the left look every bit as awful as they commonly view the right? Specifically, MAGA? What exactly was Brian Thompson's crime that warranted his murder?
Oh, they deserve to die no doubt. But I also think a lot of folks are selective on who they believe needs executed. It’s as they say a sticky wicket. My 17 year old daughter talked to me about this CEO. She was telling me he was evil. Don’t evil people deserve to die.
Flat out told her we have laws to decide that. Otherwise things can get crazy. Because what is evil to one person can be subjective and vigilantism always leads to anarchy. That leads to chaos and mass deaths.
Is it not the same to ask those that view the killer as some sort of martyr? Have you seen what's going on?
This guy will be convicted of the crime. Rightfully so. He will also become a martyr for a cause, because nobody, including Congress, knows how to take on the American oligarchs.
Do you think people on the left are the only ones that have expressed either pleasure or lack of compassion over what happened? One of my ultra maga flag flying, yard signing buddies was just showing us the unedited video of him getting shot last night and laughing his butt off. Sure, it’s not 100% but this is probably the most unifying event I’ve seen in the last decade across the politically divided people I know.
Mega truth in your last sentence. People across the spectrum are absolutely pissed with where we’re at. To the point of raging hate. Every knows that we can’t win against the system though so desperation has made normally reasonable people look past extreme measures. It’s ugly.
I think it's extremely obvious that plenty of folks on the left and the right are currently delusional enough to dismiss murder or other violent crime while feeling like a utilitarian duty occurred. And in the present United States, that's disgusting.
I find it fascinating that such huge amounts of society containing seemingly normal people across cultures, political differences, et al can hate something so much that they’ll dismiss the ultimate crime. It’s almost like something is really messed up.
I believe hindsight answers that question best.
What I was getting at is this all seems to be a part of the pattern with societies.
I was actually thinking to myself earlier about how people might read about this in a history writing or how it will be framed. Typically, the CEO will not be shown on a great light, and let's be real people love an anti-hero. A story might mention all of the medical bankruptcies and how a health insurance company with huge profits denied 32% of claims.
I'm confused, where you said "My personal opinion was neither deserved to die", who were you talking about?
And @McLovin32 don't ever change man, it's liberals like you that have won us the White House, Senate, the House and the Supreme Court Thank you. 🙂
I bet you can find some historical murders/assassinations that seem justified now.
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Probably a lot of things. For the hate to grow to such immense levels that it’s able to cross lines that are usually uncrossable, I can’t imagine it’s just one thing.
We are nearing a revolution against oligarchs in our country, and this will absolutely be one of the early steps in history books.
And future generations will read it in disgust that we lived in a time in a place where so many people were allowed to die because they did not have access to healthcare or thought they did and were denied it; despite being such a wealthy people. The thought of people becoming incredibly rich off of healthcare will be utterly absurd to them.
You don’t even have to go back that far… Osama Bin Laden, who was involved in FAR fewer American deaths than this guy.
Hmm...I'm not sure. Name a few that seem like a home run, I guess. And maybe then compare those to a guy at the head of an insurance company.
I just did. Osama bin Laden, who also only killed people indirectly, and a lot fewer of them. He at least did it based on his flawed principles and beliefs… Not purely out of greed. I know how I would rank those two individuals.
This is the kind of thing people exhaustively research and write books about; it is a far too complicated question to answer via random posting on an internet message board.
I'm not a liberal, but thank you. You folks don't care about rape, that's why MAGA won the White House. Rape is ok, but murder is not.
Weird assessment to make from me laughing at your posts though. Please find a post of me defending the murder of this dude.
Anyways, awesome talking to you dude that I don't know and clearly has multiple handles.
ok, so what's the endgame in all of this for posters answering what I've asked? At what point is murder not ok anymore?
Of course not, none of you ever are. And thanks again for the work for our side!! 🙂
It’s been bugging me for a few days and finally figured out who Luigi reminds me of - Pete Sampras!
Think you have me confused as well. That’s ok. As for the winning of the Supreme Court that was McConnell and Grassley refusing to give hearings and then pushing someone though in record speed under the same circumstances. But that’s politics
. My thoughts on the death penalty are that unfortunately we as a society haven’t used it fairly in the past. Equal treatment under the law is more about economic status. The system involves humans and human error. Can’t undo a wrongfully executed person. Lock up the worst and never let them see the light of day.
It’s not OK now or in the past, but that hasn’t stopped us. Humanity has been murdering since we got plopped on the planet for multiple reasons. Murder will be a tool in humanity’s toolbox up until the day we’re all gone.
