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donlemonofficial.bsky.social • 89 days ago

Are we making Luigi Mangione a celebrity?

#unitedhealthcare #luigimangione

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rowboat808.bsky.social•89 days ago

Yes because the world needs people like him to stand up against injustice and cruelty. May we all live in peace.

skywalker86.bsky.social•89 days ago

Yes. Our mainstream media is so fucked up. How many murders happened in the past week. How many have they reported on? One, the rich guy. But in the same sentence they call Penny a hero for killing a poor guy in the subway. This is a class war, nothing else. The media is the upper class so...

markeesbullhand.bsky.social•89 days ago

Sure folks are making memes and things on social media, but what’s giving him celebrity is the media focusing more on social media. So guess it depends on who you mean by “we?”

jtbsr52.bsky.social•89 days ago

Only if you insist on obsessing about it

oldandintheway.bsky.social•89 days ago

Unfortunately, some ppl are.

This guy is at best a person who is suffering and acted terribly wrongly out of desperation.

The industry - especially UHC - is vile and corrupt.

But Mangione's no hero. Killing Thompson didn't fix anything.

"But he saved many lives!" No, he didn't. Nothing changed.

lakeshoreguy60.bsky.social•89 days ago

You're not helping.

booboo212.bsky.social•89 days ago

Well guess what, the were celebrating Daniel Penny's verdict yesterday!

heartypotatoes.bsky.social•89 days ago

Not a celebrity. Something, though.

grapenutz.bsky.social•89 days ago

You’d like that huh?

blackbeewise.bsky.social•89 days ago

Who is we? The spoiled little rich kid needs to be held accountable.

thedualitysystem.bsky.social•87 days ago

He is being held accountable. He didn't even try to run or off himself like most actually mentally ill people who commit acts of violence. Sounds like a revolutionary to me.

audreyheffner.bsky.social•89 days ago

As long as the guy was anti woke, no. I hope people read some of the disturbed crap he wrote, instead of celebrating his zest for vengeance.

thedualitysystem.bsky.social•87 days ago

This is not a left vs. right issue. Who tf cares about "wokeness" when people are dying?

audreyheffner.bsky.social•86 days ago

He chose his politics. He can be a criminal martyr to advance the cause of trying to save lives from that industry, it might turn out that it wakes people up to the fact that we’re owned by billionaires.

phllpwnslw.bsky.social•89 days ago

we made a celebrity president. what's new...

winston-sayer.bsky.social•89 days ago

Disdain for corporate cutthroats is not limited to the Left.

thedualitysystem.bsky.social•87 days ago

Our president is a celebrity, the richest man in the world practically just decided he was a celebrity. If mass shooters can be celebrities then a "murderer" who served his time can too.

trump-is-a-virus.bsky.social•89 days ago

We make billionaires who are responsible for destroying this country celebrities....soooo

goodkarmaacr.bsky.social•87 days ago

Luigi Mangione is the coolest celebrity of all celebrities.
He’s based.
He did what needed to vibe done to start a national conversation about health care and sacrificed his own freedom for the greater good.
Everyone must get in the streets of NY to protest and demonstrate for his freedom

stmiley.bsky.social•87 days ago

The conversation will go the same way as every gun rights conversation after a school shooting. Ultimately healthcare costs will go up to cover the cost of the security for the CEO’s.

goodkarmaacr.bsky.social•87 days ago

It would be a shame if Americans continued to vote for any politician that maintains their corporatist stance on health care.
We need more options besides the bad or the worse. It’s sad

stmiley.bsky.social•87 days ago

How will they get jobs lobbying for healthcare companies if they stand against them whilst being politicians?

goodkarmaacr.bsky.social•87 days ago

Maybe they should go sit on the board of a corporation that actually benefits American society.
I know that’s asking a lot of them to serve the American public, and they are only used to serving themselves, but it’s good for thought

nhabouzite.bsky.social•88 days ago

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shyatt.bsky.social•89 days ago

Yes. People are fed up with corporate greed, especially in an industry that can have such traumatic effects on people's lives. I believe some folks feel a sense of vindication, having seen people they love suffer needlessly because of it. Terrible outcome, but it has sparked important discussions.

isntdaveone.bsky.social•89 days ago

I need him. 👉 💖 👈

warbirdblue.bsky.social•84 days ago

If Penny and Rittenhouse can be celebrities, then so can Luigi.

re5ource.com•88 days ago

No, we're not. He made himself a hero.

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chicsheri.bsky.social•89 days ago

It's interesting the stories you are choosing to share...

danib06.bsky.social•89 days ago

I'm not feeling sorry for a killer. That CEO had killed thousands to make money. I refuse to mourn him. I can only hope this causes some changes in the Healthcare industry.

alanosaur.bsky.social•86 days ago

The greed of health insurers made him a celebrity. UnitedHealth’s profits soared 400% as they cruelly and unreasonably denied basic; critical; and life enhancing and saving medical care to a 3rd plus of their policy holders. That is a moral crime. That is a real crime in many comparable countries.

myvaleriea.bsky.social•84 days ago

Happy to see you on this app!

krimsen-king.bsky.social•89 days ago

nah, he would have been regardless.

#OLIGARCHY ;)

waterpikowner.bsky.social•87 days ago

All the people againat it were fine with this

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bopstyle.bsky.social•89 days ago

I think every 🎤🎤 up street interviewer needs to bring their dogs along. Nice touch .

camillenola.bsky.social•89 days ago

Isn’t he more of a modern day Robin Hood type Hero?

dementiadoula-us.bsky.social•87 days ago

Luigi is a better celebrity than the one coming into the White House.

dementiadoula-us.bsky.social•87 days ago

Cost-cutting measures often deny or limit access to effective treatments like physical therapy, long-term pain management plans, or even necessary medications. Shareholder profits come first, leaving patients with few options. I understand Luigi.

johncadams.bsky.social•89 days ago

Sure. I'll play along. We've done the same for far worse people...

justjennm.bsky.social•89 days ago

Yup. He'll be a poster on the walls of millions.

jojielabayen.bsky.social•89 days ago

The Frustration Is... All The Hard Work To Be Buffed Achieved But Resulting To Back Pain... Sooo Young Must Be DisAbling To Resort To MisPlaced Blame...

lishone.bsky.social•89 days ago

Yup. If it goes to trial he'll be found not guilty.

deadmanthesaint.bsky.social•88 days ago

If you see it, pass it on!
#FreeLuigi
#InstantKarma
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dementiadoula-us.bsky.social•87 days ago

Can it be both occasionally?

deadmanthesaint.bsky.social•87 days ago

everyone decides on their own level of engagement i guess ;)

austingmackell.bsky.social•89 days ago

He's a folk hero. Like Robin Hood.

karhey.bsky.social•89 days ago

How many other people were killed on the same day? How does the manhunt for their killer compare? Is it determined by a person's net worth?

karhey.bsky.social•89 days ago

How do you even talk about this logically when the upcoming White House will be full of felons and sexual predators. Where's the bar?

maggieliz.bsky.social•87 days ago

the ability to be white-hot furious about several dispariate things all at the same time

and prodigious amounts of coffee

eurodpt.bsky.social•89 days ago

No. Nobody has the right to take a life… full stop

robotsheed.bsky.social•88 days ago

#BraveQuestion

hollyshurtinparma.bsky.social•89 days ago

Hi Don!! Love you! My take? Yes, ppl are sick and tired of the robber barons, me being diabetic am one of them, $3k a month just to it! But murder is wrong, no matter why. murder is WRONG, But ppl hero worshipping him, are looking to HIM to what our elected leaders should have been fighting, greed.

thedualitysystem.bsky.social•87 days ago

Seriously. If your pharmacy fucks up and refuses to give you medicine, or you just can't afford it, you die. How is that not also murder?

hollyshurtinparma.bsky.social•87 days ago

I literally can’t afford to stay alive some months. I didn’t ask for diabetes lol, it’s a miserable existence. Finger sticks rule my life, and insulin shots are my drug of choice, 11 units of Novolin N babeeee. Ridiculous right?

thedualitysystem.bsky.social•87 days ago

Insulin prices have been one of the main issues with American healthcare. Ironic that we're also the leading country for diabetes. Killing on mass is too good of a business strategy to resist for these parasites.

jjwiorek.bsky.social•89 days ago

No more than the media made Kyle Rittenhouse a celebrity.

ghostdini03.bsky.social•89 days ago

Kill one guy, you're a murderer. Be responsible for the deaths of thousands, you're an insurance CEO.

readonaldtrump.bsky.social•89 days ago

Responsible for the death of thousands? Based on what facts? 🤔

lochrisse.bsky.social•88 days ago

Because you’re the facts guy.🙄🙄🙄

robotsheed.bsky.social•88 days ago

sick burn

maggieliz.bsky.social•87 days ago

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kinoptika.bsky.social•88 days ago

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kinoptika.bsky.social•88 days ago

Luigi Mangione is a commendable human being.

intuia.bsky.social•89 days ago

Yes, this is the wrong focus. Time to focus on universal health care! People should not be suffering due to health care.

rainydaysundays.bsky.social•89 days ago

We made Trump a celebrity, so the bar is pretty low.

vnsahdz.bsky.social•89 days ago

Why not? We made Trump the president... twice ✍️

coachgav.bsky.social•89 days ago

You should never celebrate a murder? Don't know about that

lin-zlulu.bsky.social•89 days ago

Absolutely!! 🤩

chilisaucecritic.bsky.social•89 days ago

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gnivler.bsky.social•88 days ago

feeling like maybe you collected too much wealth there Don?

protestcheese.bsky.social•87 days ago

the boots you lick won’t save you don.

kenyettawrites.bsky.social•89 days ago

We shouldn't do that, as much as I hate corporations.

thedualitysystem.bsky.social•87 days ago

You should hate them more then.

uncjeffs.bsky.social•89 days ago

How is HE more well known than the "shooting" of a Presidential candidate?

danib06.bsky.social•89 days ago

I'm not convinced his "shooting" was real. It's straight out of Shona Rhimes playbook.

uncjeffs.bsky.social•89 days ago

The lack of investigative journalism around says it all.

danib06.bsky.social•89 days ago

Right! It's like everyone just forgot about it. It's giving very much B6-13

justmyperson.bsky.social•89 days ago

At what point is it self defense? These CEOs and executives have no problem implementing plans and policies that destroy our lives and future for wealth we can only dream of. That man got paid to screw over millions of sick Americans. Citizens are rationing meds and putting off surgeries.

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thedualitysystem.bsky.social•87 days ago

All of my friends who take meds are being forced to ration them. My brother in law is disabled now because of putting back a surgery we're still paying for. Seeing someone as rich as Luigi go through the same shit as me proves that there's only one solution. Deny Defend Depose.

copeulon.bsky.social•88 days ago

I wish there were 10 CEOs in the trajectory

owtasite.bsky.social•89 days ago

Oh, he is definitely a celebrity now. Unfortunately it seems he is being made a hero. Not that the insurance industry isn’t evil, but murder isn’t the answer

maggieliz.bsky.social•87 days ago

facts: he allegedly killed one man

That specific man caused death and suffering to many people. Does it change things when you kill people through denial of service? Does it?

So yes, we have one new murderer.

But we also have one less serial killer.

Net postive to society, Luigi did good.