His privileged background makes Luigi Mangione a strange candidate to be lionised on social media as some kind of justice-warrior. So why in this “perp” the focus of support? www.prospectmagazine... - ThreadSky

prospectmagazine.co.uk • 67 days ago

His privileged background makes Luigi Mangione a strange candidate to be lionised on social media as some kind of justice-warrior. So why in this “perp” the focus of support?
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united-states/68861/luigi-mangione-folk-hero-united-healthcare-ceo

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jeffarthurssister.bsky.social•67 days ago

If you have to ask you're on our list, if you dont you're on the feds.

bluesun99.bsky.social•67 days ago

Luigi acted on the subconscious of the masses.

Everyone’s subconsciously thinking of it but not aware.

Free free Luigi!!

rvterrorist.bsky.social•67 days ago

They should let him go as long as he promises never to do it again ... and be sure you give him back his gun.

nickienicole.bsky.social•67 days ago

It's been that way a long time. Can't go killing CEOs because of it. If that's okay then we have to drop all our values.

pastrsnack.bsky.social•67 days ago

Those pesky profit over humans values lmao

nickienicole.bsky.social•67 days ago

The profits problem is for government to control and they aren't doing their jobs very well.

nickienicole.bsky.social•67 days ago

No, our values of using intelligent effective answers. Our values of every life is precious. It's not for us to judge him to the point of death. We don't have that right out on these streets and if you decide to do that? deal with the consequences. I hope not the death penalty. I'm against that.

securityman1256.bsky.social•67 days ago

I doubt that his privilege has influenced the martyrdom his act has afforded him. His is just the tip of the sword that has been poking the giant for many years. Nothing has dissuaded greedy, heartless CEOs of the insurance industry thus far.

Who will be next to take the sword and give it a poke?

classicalradical.bsky.social•67 days ago

By virtually all accounts, he's being treated more harshly than usual to send a message.

securityman1256.bsky.social•67 days ago

Funny how the "law" acts when it is money related as opposed to shooting children. Shows their priorities.

leytonuntidy.bsky.social•67 days ago

beartromboneparrot.bsky.social•67 days ago

What does a person's financial background have to do with their status as an activist? I don't recall this test being applied elsewhere.

denise1155.bsky.social•67 days ago

I hope he gets the death penalty 🤷‍♀️

apsylionmc.bsky.social•67 days ago

Gross

johnluttermoser.bsky.social•65 days ago

The death penalty is always wrong. Killing is always bad so what this guy did is bad so we should kill him? Think this through a little more.

denise1155.bsky.social•65 days ago

I stand by my opinion

johnluttermoser.bsky.social•65 days ago

Might be good if there was a trial, too.

helenscousin.bsky.social•67 days ago

Then it ought to be an enormous surprise that even with privilege such as his, he is charged with terrorism.
The disgraceful disgusting system obviously regards some people as much more important than others.

uwops.bsky.social•67 days ago

Why is he supported?

I don't support him. But I recognize that he killed a man that can be justly blamed for the death of maybe thousands of others through taking their money and not delivering on the obligation that came with taking the money.

Murder is wrong. Both 1 on 1, and mass.

shelly0z.bsky.social•66 days ago

Seems fairly obvious, he killed the head of an organisation despised by most Americans

c-loud.bsky.social•67 days ago

The US healthcare system is straight up degrading and dehumanizing.

sisiemm.bsky.social•67 days ago

let me summarise the article: support for the shooter isn't because people think murder is good, but because it appeals to their sense of fairness and the powers that be shouldn't ignore it.

Too bad, the media is falling over backwards to sell the narrative of their corporate owners.

skepticalbeans.bsky.social•67 days ago

His background just shows us all that only the wealthiest are safe from a predatory system that adds no value and produces misery. Be thankful you have a system most Americans would choose if we weren’t so brainwashed into believing it’s evil, into uncritically accepting the very real evil of UHC.

jan-readsalot.bsky.social•67 days ago

Maybe Mangione is lionized because he seems to care more about our health insurance deficiencies than do our politicians. … Just sayin’.
I do not condone his gunning down a CEO in cold blood but I think many Americans share his frustration.

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