cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/16040607
“Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare since 2021, was shot and killed outside an entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, New York City, on December 4, 2024. He was in the city to attend an annual investors meeting for UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of UnitedHealthcare. Authorities believe the attack was not random. Thompson had been criticized for UnitedHealthcare’s rejection of insurance claims, and his family reported that he had received death threats in the past. The shooting occurred early in the morning, and the suspect, initially described as a white man wearing a mask, fled the scene.”
(edit) I would like to point out that Luigi Mangione is only a suspect and there are currently doubts about the integrity of the evidence.
He certainly managed to get people talking about American health problems but is it right to sacrifice two lives when we know that there will always be a next CEO ready to take his place? And saying this I feel much more sorry for Luigi’s life obviously.
(Edit) I answer myself: probably only if all this leads to a greater awareness of citizens and therefore to politically active movements. Marx argued that change would occur more easily in societies with more advanced capitalism.
These people exist to sacrifice the lives of hundreds of millions. Stopping that, even for a moment is exponentially a greater good.