What an interesting timeline we live in.

[rogueslayer452]

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++ My thread for the still ongoing holiday love meme 2024.

++ Perhaps it's been such a long devastatingly crapsack of a year for news coverage that I'm in a "this might as well happen too" headspace, but let me tell you I've been incredibly fascinated with the events that have been happening surrounding the United Healthcare CEO shooting, mainly the public reactions in the aftermath and the reports that follow. It's like a surreal movie plot happening in real time, from the carved bullets to the backpack with Monopoly money, the method of how he got away, and recently NYC held a look-alike contest. Seriously, I haven't witnessed anything like this before. What will come out from this? I don't know. But as of right now as it's still ongoing it's been slightly making up for the depressing political outcome from November, that's for sure. Also yes, it goes without saying that while the act itself is bad, considering how shitty the American healthcare system is and how insurance companies are greedy assholes who deny claims constantly and ruin the lives of so many people who are in dire need of medical help, nobody should be surprised this happened or how the people have been reacting to it.

Between this and the failed coup by the president of South Korea (albeit a more serious situation), it's been one interesting last month of the year for news.

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[author_by_night]

, nobody should be surprised this happened or how the people have been reacting to it.


Yeah.

I will say I feel for his loved ones, seeing the celebrations on social media. Whatever he was like as a person, there were people who loved him, including two sons. I am sorry they have to see that. However, I think you put it very well. Also yes, it goes without saying that while the act itself is bad, considering how shitty the American healthcare system is and how insurance companies are greedy assholes who deny claims constantly and ruin the lives of so many people who are in dire need of medical help, nobody should be surprised this happened or how the people have been reacting to it.

I want to believe that this might actually spur conversation, but from what I've seen, CEOs are doing less reckoning and instead are talking about extra security measures. Still, maybe it will spur something. I would love for a change.

[rogueslayer452]

I want to believe that this might actually spur conversation, but from what I've seen, CEOs are doing less reckoning and instead are talking about extra security measures. Still, maybe it will spur something. I would love for a change.

Since writing this post things have surely escalated, and it went from being entertaining to depressing rather quickly. There is a conversation happening among the people, which is good, however the media is trying to cover all of that up with nonsensical coverage that basically fabricates and twists the narrative, including playing dumb as to being confused why this even occurred at all. It's honestly frustrating, but it truly gives a sense of the class divide. I don't know how long it'll last, of course, but seeing so much support for Luigi on social media and online spaces, the cause and making people share their own stories with being mistreated by the healthcare industry/insurance companies, it'll be interesting to see where this leads to.