UnitedHealth CEO shot

Eeyore said

Taking the high road does nothing.

Where was the outrage for this?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cigna-employee-flips-off_n_314189
Nowhere. An estimated 45,000 Americans die for insurance reasons every year. Where has the outrage been? Where has the reform discussion been?

In another post you ask how the British, Danish, etc managed single payer healthcare without shooting people. How would they handle it in France?

This whole thing is a story because one of our "beloved" millionaires was the victim. How many people get shot every year? They're not millionaires so it doesn't matter. The only reason that this story hasn't died is because there is, allegedly, a picture of the shooter and they appear to be a white male. If they didn't have a picture they would have executed the first minority that they saw and claimed that they got him.

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I'm still not sure how saying cold blooded murder, regardless of the cause it is allegedly done in favor of is wrong, is somehow "taking the high road." It seems like it's something we all once agreed on but maybe not anymore.

But, the failure of the American media to take on this issue doesn't justify murder. And there has been discussion of reform for many years including often on this forum. If you care deeply about this I applaud you, but get out there a do something about it. Run for office, lobby your legislators, etc. It may or may not work, but it has a better chance of working that some guy gunning down a CEO on the streets of New York.

Also, I was unaware that the French Revolution was fought over a bad health care system. But I do now recall the slogan "Liberty, Equality, and coverage for pre-existing conditions" as they stormed the Bastille.

Edit: At any rate, I'm done with this thread since Jim already said what I was trying to express better than I can and I'm only pissing people off who are already angry. So, have fun storming the castles without me.