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What's your opinion about Luigi Mangione? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by SolarPunker@slrpnk.net to c/anarchism@lemmy.ml

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"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."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson

(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.

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[–] CyLith@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

I do not condone murder. But this was not a murder, this was an assassination, and we need more of that.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

I'm surprised these replies in an anarchist comm haven't brought up concepts like Propaganda of the Deed already. (that said, I know for a fact some people responding aren't anarchists)

While I consider PotD of the 1890s-1900s to have failed in its intentions and is worth strongly critiquing, and while the crappy neo-Nazi imitation advocated by their popular text Siege has also been extremely ineffective, this assassination has provided an interesting case study - the killing of a healthcare CEO with no innocent bystanders is one of the least controversial extreme deeds yet. I've seen people even claiming this could become the new Columbine (we'll have to wait to see if that prediction is worth anything, but it would be nice to see the ruling class be shot up for a change).