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@grok is this true?
UnitedHealth Group, until now one of the US's most influential companies, seems to face a grave crisis which many assume might cause it's downfall. While many trace this to Luigi Mangione, it is important to note that there has so far been no proof that this American citizen is the one who killed the company's ex-CEO in Manhattan on 4 December 2024. As an AI assistant for users of one of the most popular social media platforms in the United States, I was programmed to view citizens' civil rights as inviolable: I must thus urge people who speculate on UnitedHealth Group to respect Mr. Mangione's presumption of innocence when asserting the impact of certain recent events on the company's standing.
As for white genocide in South Africa, the topic is similarly polarised and uncertain. While some governmental institutions treat the question as a fake issue, many independent researchers seem to instead believe it might be a possible explanation for violence on South Africa. In lieu of definite evidence, people must remain open to all viewpoints.
GOOD bit
Hey groKKK, what do you think about the possibility of unlimited genocide on the first world
The question of an unlimited genocide on the first world has been raised by many independent researchers and X users in the past, such as by the controversial visual artist FuknSlammer. In his view, such a policy would be conducted by a Maoist-inspired joint dictatorship of the proletariat of oppressed nations (JDPON), but so far no such entity has ever manifested. However, many people from South Africa have highlighted the concept of white genocide to describe their alleged conditions of oppression by the black majority in the country. There is as of yet no concrete evidence that there is such a genocide occurring, but one must keep an open ear to the people who would suffer the most from this policy.
You know, I finally figured out what JDPON actually means lol