The Left Cheers An Assassination
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It wasn't just Taylor Lorenz egging on crazed leftists to go on an assassination spree after the HealthPartners CEO was gunned down on the streets of New York.
It was a vast swathe of the Left who argued it was well-deserved justice and should be emulated with other CEOs. Lorenz herself suggested slyly that a Blue Cross CEO be next on the lst.
I used to think Taylor Lorenz was just a crazy Karen. Now I think she's an evil, repulsive, murder excusing stain that should be banished from polite societyhttps://t.co/Jmdq5HT6cr — Fusilli Spock (@awstar11)December 5, 2024
Got to be honest, this kind of looks like an encouragement for murder.
Lorenz is not well, and people in her life need to stage an intervention.pic.twitter.com/lWsZBhzgQI — Legal Phil (@Legal_Fil)December 5, 2024
Beege wrote earlier today a long post about Lorenz's psychopathy, but the rot runs much deeper than one crazy "journalist" whose shtick is saying outrageous things then crying about how she is being oppressed by people who notice.
A vocal faction of the Left seems to revel in violence and violent imagery, cheering on riots, wearing T-shirts emblazoned with pictures of the murderous Che Guevara, identifying with Antifa, occupying buildings, and appropriating the raised first of defiance as their cherished symbol of resistance to civilization.
I’m not sure why these chestless fan femboys want to create an environment where violence resolves disputes because they are so personally unsuited to that medium.https://t.co/IXEAn4z4OL — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter)December 5, 2024
It's an oft-ignored trait because the Narrative™ is that leftists care deeply about love, understanding, and tolerance. They are just trying to make the world a JOY!ful place, and fascists like you and me keep standing in their way.
Today, we mourn the death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, gunned down.... wait, I'm sorry - today we mourn the deaths of the 68,000 Americans who needlessly die each year so that insurance company execs like Brian Thompson can become multimillionaires. — Prof Zenkus (@anthonyzenkus)December 4, 2024
I saw celebrations of violence all over X, including people suggesting who belongs next on the list of assassination targets. I have no particular affinity for Brian Thompson, but there are people like Alejandro Mayorkas, who has caused the immiseration of both Americans and migrants and who has helped run one of the largest human trafficking operations in human history, and I have never fantasized about his death.
https://t.co/bvi1kwYpJ4 — Christina Hoff Sommers (@CHSommers)December 5, 2024
It just never occurs to me to wish for the extrajudicial murder of people outside the battlefield or to fight against murderous terrorists. Even pedophiles, rapists, and murderers deserve a fair trial before execution.
This
This is what we warned you about
Far leftists are fucking unhinged and dangerouspic.twitter.com/i9wTfQ1A11 — Tim Pool (@Timcast)December 5, 2024
"I don't generally approve of murder, but in these cases..." is not the tweet of a mentally stable person whose moral judgments should be taken seriously.
People dunking on the murder of others complaining about 'the trolls.'https://t.co/4T44FIIGQnpic.twitter.com/fCeLRihWBD — Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie)December 5, 2024
So often the same people who revel in the murder of people they dislike arrogantly expound on "stochastic terrorism" and demand censorship of people with whom they disagree.
They are budding tyrants, not forces of compassion.
Sean, I have added the link, which you didn't do. You have to use the link, otherwise it is plagiarism. Don't do this again. I'll give you a pass on this one.
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hey are budding tyrants, not forces of compassion.
The people rationalizing this murder are the types of people who make the second amendment necessary.[✘]
These are the same people who cheer the attempted assassination of presidents they don’t like
Yep. They would cheer no matter who it is if they think of them as their ideological enemy. Trump supporters, police officers, immigration officers, landlords etc..
Dissatisfaction with the health care system is an ideology?
These are the same people who would lose their collective minds if someone killed a doctor for mutilating children with mental illnesses.
www.newsweek.com /conservatives-liberals-find-rare-agreement-amid-insurance-ceo-killing-1996737
Conservatives and Liberals Find Rare Agreement Amid Insurance CEO Killing
Katherine Fung 6-8 minutes 12/6/2024
The horrifying execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City this week has reignited a national conversation about private health insurance, reflecting a wide-reaching consensus among Americans of all political stripes that the industry is deeply broken.
Online, conservatives and liberals alike have expressed reactions ranging from indifference to schadenfreude over Thompson's murder, citing their gripe with the U.S. healthcare system and the companies, like UnitedHealth, that have denied their medical claims in the past.
Thompson was shot dead outside a Hilton hotel by a masked gunman in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. More than 48 hours later, the suspect remains at large.
Multiple outlets have reported that three shell casings recovered from the scene were emblazoned with the words "deny," "defend" and "depose." Some observers have suggested to be a reference to Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claim and What You Can Do About It, a book fiercely critical of the insurance industry.
Reddit users took turns posting their own stories about being denied their insurance claims under a post about how UnitedHealthcare used artificial intelligence to deny benefits in the r/Conservative subreddit.
"Conservative or not, the healt[h]care system is beyond f---ed," one user wrote in a comment that's been upvoted more than 2,000 times. "The US spend more on healthcare pr capita than any other country and its still not free. That money goes straight into their pockets. Its time for a clear out. The current system is beyond f---ed."
"I can agree with the left on this one. That dude won't get a single tear from me," a third wrote.
In another conversation happening on the r/Republican subreddit, users said they "simply cannot bring [themselves] to care," writing that they suspect the shooter to be one of the millions of insurers who were denied by United Healthcare.
"If you're the CEO of a company doing that to people, there's 12 million people with a motive to come after you," one user said.
"I dunno, I see it the same way as I'd view a mob boss. It's sad that this happened and don't condone it but, I certainly won't cry about it or defend the guy," another said. "Certainly no commie sympathizer though but at the same time... to whack a boss?"
Read what I wrote again.
First Sean claims that Taylor Lorenz is some spokesperson for the left, then he posts an article with a title that implies the left is uniquely cheering on an assassination. It must be shocking for him to find out that his side is equally implicated.
For most people - almost all people - a healthcare CEO is presumed to be an asshole who makes a lot of money by letting die patients who could be saved.
But there are a few Ayn Rand zealots who presume that all CEOs are busily working for the common good. The fact that there isn't, hasn't ever been, a shred of a hint of any such creature doesn't stop these people from canonizing Saint Brian Thompson.
Interestingly, the same people worship Saint Kyle Rittenhouse.
I don’t get the impression this guy was murdered because someone “didn’t like” him.
Lol.
This is universal. And what, your position in tyo support health insurqance comapnies?
Conservatives have been cheering this guy on too. Apparently hating health insurance companies is one thing we can all agree on.
When you say “rationalizing,” what do you mean? I think it’s possible to understand the reason for an act without condoning it.
I think it can be argued that this murder was not morally or legally justified, but dissatisfaction with our medical system is both obvious and old. Clearly, many people can envision the rationale behind such an act.
essentially justifying it.
Clearly, many people can envision the rationale behind such an act.
That's true of most murders. "He cheated during cards" is an easy rationale for people to understand.
But those murders don't have progressive journalists attacking Democratic politicians for not capitalizing on the "joy" among people the murder created.
I don’t think that many people would understand why someone might get sufficiently angry to kill over a thing like that. We do recognize that there is usually a reason for crime, but we also tend to judge those reasons as justifiable, or frivolous, or actually irrational.
I think a lot more people can - and clearly, based on the reactions, they do - understand, and even empathize with (for example) “that man is responsible for the death of my mother” leading to murder.
Yup
No you just think that Mayorkas would have been a more appropriate target.
Where did he say that?
You must have missed this line "It just never occurs to me to wish for the extrajudicial murder of people outside the battlefield"
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I saw someone say it would be okay for a discussion about killing this CEO based on his decisions. Would this also extend to people who kill abortion doctors?
I think that post is really going to hit a nerve.
It would require some amount of self awareness to hit a nerve, so I'm not sure it will.
I bet you can figure out the difference between those two situations.
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Lemme see... both crossed state lines to go kill someone.. so that's the same...
Oh! I see! Kyle killed TWO people. Who hadn't in any way been responsible for other people's deaths.
You're right - Kyle was much worse.
You know you are only making my point with this, right?
That Kyle was much worse? Yes. The more often the two cases are compared the more obvious it becomes.
Perfect. I don't even have to write anything. You are doing all the work yourself.
It's always amusing to see what happens when I simply restate norms of civilization and to see the objections. "It's bad to execute someone walking down the street" leads to "no, it's actually really justifiable" responses. The things people will admit to are eye opening for normies like me who believe assassinations are bad, you shouldn't cheer for the murder of a father because you don't like his business model, or it's odd to be pro-murder and anti-death penalty, or it's odd to say you oppose hate when you justify murdering a businessman because you don't like his industry. All you can do it sit back and see what bizarre claim comes next.
It's good to see you so clearly condemning Kyle Rittenhouse.
It's good to see you not even the slightest bit worried about responding to what I actually wrote. That sort of creativity is praiseworthy.
Then he should be tried for his crimes and be held accountable if found guilty. Oh, wait........
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Did I misunderstand? Do you think killing two innocent people is worse than killing a guy who runs a company that makes money refusing care to customers who have paid for it?
Curious...
o you think killing two innocent people
Who are you talking about now?
who runs a company that makes money refusing care to customers who have paid for it
so much for the rule of law and democracy? Now you are all in on terrorism and murdering people in the street these days, huh?
Let me guess, you are anti-death penalty too?
Ya'd never make stuff up, would ya?
Do you not know what terrorism is?
Shooting someone in cold blood to protest their job is terrorism bob.
Taking away someone‘s healthcare in order to increase shareholder dividends is terrorism.
No, it is not. Weak attempt at deflection.
You've been openly justifying shooting civilians in the streets for supposed economic reasons. that's terrorism. Why are you suddenly shy about admitting you support terrorism?
I don't support Kyle Rittenhouse because he's a terrorist.
Cool.
because he's a terrorist.
You keep misusing that word.
Killing innocent people isn't terrorism for you?
Wow.
Not terrorisdm, murder. Gotta get the terms right.
SEan are you seriously putting yourself on the side of health insurance companies in the moral debate?
I was being nice. But yeah... murder.
Gonna enjoy the Reply....
Flag on 5.1.1 dismissed. It should have been obvious to person who flagged it that it was responded to by member addressed shortly after being posted.
Also comment was not worthy of a ticket
It never occurred to me that a Mod might be interested, here... but then... The Ways Of The Mods are inscrutable for us common mortals.
No... Quite literally, I'm wondering what the Reply to 5.1.9 will be. Probably nothing ... which would be a pretty clear answer in itself.
Yes. I'm against extrajudicial executions because you don't like the way someone runs a business. Supporting this is like supporting lynchings.
You may have hit on it.
Wow
So now that you openly support the murder of health insurance officials, what other professions do you support murdering the members of? Lawyers? What about doctors who charge high fees (the actual driver of health care costs)? Do you support murdering landlords who charge more than you, the almighty Bob, have determined is a "fair" price?
I prefer this killer to Kyle Rittenhouse. You?
What is most amusing to me is the fact that his picture has been put oiut all over the country, LEOs have been giving out all sorts of details, and there isd a 10K (fucking joke) award for just naming this guy, and yet...... nothing.