Comment by fifelo on 06/12/2024 at 21:56 UTC*

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View submission: The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State

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I'm torn on the matter. I think wealth inequality and this sort of parasitic nature of the structure of society probably will continue to make appallingly immoral actions a given. A friend of a friend is a fairly high-powered and highly paid lawyer that works in digital law and has immediately been inundated with work from clients looking to mitigate their online exposure because this scared them. As far as I'm concerned, we should just have socialized medicine and not have millionaires who act as gatekeepers to healthcare. This event could honestly just be a one-off. I think the fear and underlying political climate though makes people think and perhaps a little bit wish it's the start of something more. That's the more alarming context.

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Comment by thirdc0ast at 06/12/2024 at 22:17 UTC

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• Country fosters a pro-2A culture that leads to the most armed populace in human history*

• Pro-2A culture routinely tells said populace that the guns are for standing against tyranny*

• Country also operates a bloated healthcare system that routinely preys on and bankrupts vulnerable families, including denying healthcare for their children*

• Guy kills the CEO of an industry-leading healthcare denier, with motives pointing to killing him out of perception that the CEO/company is corrupt/evil*

Americans, who apparently don’t understand cause-and-effect: *How could this happen?*

I’m honestly just surprised something similar hadn��t happened sooner. At least this wasn’t a school.

Comment by Unkept_Mind at 06/12/2024 at 22:15 UTC

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Something has to give, eventually. Those at the top are bleeding every penny from those underneath and it’s reaching a point where the masses have nothing left to give.

We’re being gouged at every turn- food, housing, education, healthcare, and things will hit critical mass sooner than later. These fuckers at the top are making millions or BILLIONS per year while 50% of the country makes ~$40,000.

Comment by gakule at 06/12/2024 at 22:27 UTC

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Genuine question.. is it immoral to eliminate a major contributor to the pain and suffering of thousands? Millions?

I find it very utilitarian at the very least, and not really immoral when you consider the bigger picture - certainly not appallingly immoral.

Comment by spez_might_fuck_dogs at 06/12/2024 at 23:01 UTC

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There was nothing immoral about what this guy did.