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What do you call an American health care CEO dead on the street in Manhattan?
A tragedy.
Have some simpathy for the poor bystanders that had to witness the horrible sight of an American Health insurance CEO...
Yeah, him being dead only makes it slightly better
A good start?
Holy fuck. Not saying I agree (also not saying I don't) but I laught at that answer.
That's one of those jokes that also works for any kind of hate speech. In fact, that's where it came from.
Laughing at this shows how easily you're mobilized for any kind of terrorism.
This won't make you think.
It did in fact make me think and I thank you for that. You won't like the outcome of that thinking, though.
First of all, I'm far far away from being "mobilized". I do agree that you could call what the killer did "terrorism" though, as he seeks to influence behavior by mortal fear (terror). Wheter the end justifies the means (as some would argue for example for "eco-terrorism) I don't know. But I see how some people may feel like all other, more civil, avenues to change their life and the system for the better have been blocked off. But again, I'm far from being "mobilized" as in encouraging such behavior or even picking up a gun myself.
Now why did I laugh at the response? Simple: It's morbid and unexpected, which are two aspects that I often find humorous.
Do I feel bad about laughing? No. The reason and the main difference to the "hate speech" you refer to are twofold: First, this joke is punching up, not punching down, as hate speech usually is. Second, hate speech is usually about what people are (black, asian, transgender, gay). This guy in contrast was loathed for what he did. That's a major difference, since you can't change what you are but what you do is in your hands.
I would love to hear a response from you but the condescension and smugness in your tone of writing makes me think that this won't make you think.
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That cute reply is par for the course, too. Enjoy some more murders ๐
Preventative services?
You can call him anything. It's not like he's gonna come anyway.
Your comment is about a past event.
My post is using that past event to comment about how if insurance industry reform doesn't happen the people who believe "all lives matter" in every possible scenario are not going to see more lives saved. In effect, if there was a trolley problem before them they would opt out from doing anything at all.