My heart breaks for his family and the family of the murdered man. It's too bad he couldn't engineer a solution that did not ruin his life and all the lives he hurt. But his point is loud and clear. He isn't wrong to bring attention to the disgusting way our healthcare is a market, industry for profit. They have free range with our tax dollars and are villains and murderers themselves directly and legally killing people by denial of critical care. To earn $40B+ profit margin off of sick people is heinous. The US regulatory body, the FDA is pathetic.
Rose, finally made it back. You made the point well in your central statement: "He isn't wrong to bring attention to the disgusting way our healthcare is a market, industry for profit. They have free range with our tax dollars and are villains and murderers themselves directly and legally killing people by denial of critical care. To earn $40B+ profit margin off of sick people is heinous." Thank you again.
Those of us who champion the cause of justice and fight for what we believe are constructive changes in our societal organization lose the struggle by resorting to violence. This was understood by Martin Luther King, Jr., who knowingly put himself at risk for the greater good. This young man chose to murder one other person, a cowardly act that left a family devastated. The law (just law) provides the appropriate remedy for this act.
Again thanks for commenting, Ed. At long last we finally disagree. With respect to MLK, he's dead. So is Malcolm X. I'm not sure I see your point.
But going to the issue of non-violence; sure, it's useful up to a point. There is a time and place for everything. But there's a limit to everything as well. Self-defense and defense of one's loved-ones is a natural right. Do you disagree? When a health care CEO makes tens of millions of dollars and increases his company's profitability on the death, suffering, and financial ruin of THOUSANDS ... and when the LAW you invoke protects and in fact ADVANTAGES him, then it seems to me that you might spare Mr. Mangione some respect and ease up on the superior tone.
Continuing ...
Do you think you'd have the free-speech platform on which you've made your life if others hadn't been willing to kill in defense of it ... and for you? Tom Paine picked up a gun ... as well as a pen. That seems like balance to me. Are you grateful for the sacrifice or do you think they were lawless murderers? Has it occured to you that Mr. Mangione may well lose his life over this and that, if so, he may have sacrificed his life for a cause greater than himself?
My heart breaks for his family and the family of the murdered man. It's too bad he couldn't engineer a solution that did not ruin his life and all the lives he hurt. But his point is loud and clear. He isn't wrong to bring attention to the disgusting way our healthcare is a market, industry for profit. They have free range with our tax dollars and are villains and murderers themselves directly and legally killing people by denial of critical care. To earn $40B+ profit margin off of sick people is heinous. The US regulatory body, the FDA is pathetic.
Rose, finally made it back. You made the point well in your central statement: "He isn't wrong to bring attention to the disgusting way our healthcare is a market, industry for profit. They have free range with our tax dollars and are villains and murderers themselves directly and legally killing people by denial of critical care. To earn $40B+ profit margin off of sick people is heinous." Thank you again.
Thanks for your comment, Rose. I may add a further note in answer, but am a bit on-the-run this morning ... :)
Those of us who champion the cause of justice and fight for what we believe are constructive changes in our societal organization lose the struggle by resorting to violence. This was understood by Martin Luther King, Jr., who knowingly put himself at risk for the greater good. This young man chose to murder one other person, a cowardly act that left a family devastated. The law (just law) provides the appropriate remedy for this act.
Again thanks for commenting, Ed. At long last we finally disagree. With respect to MLK, he's dead. So is Malcolm X. I'm not sure I see your point.
But going to the issue of non-violence; sure, it's useful up to a point. There is a time and place for everything. But there's a limit to everything as well. Self-defense and defense of one's loved-ones is a natural right. Do you disagree? When a health care CEO makes tens of millions of dollars and increases his company's profitability on the death, suffering, and financial ruin of THOUSANDS ... and when the LAW you invoke protects and in fact ADVANTAGES him, then it seems to me that you might spare Mr. Mangione some respect and ease up on the superior tone.
Continuing ...
Do you think you'd have the free-speech platform on which you've made your life if others hadn't been willing to kill in defense of it ... and for you? Tom Paine picked up a gun ... as well as a pen. That seems like balance to me. Are you grateful for the sacrifice or do you think they were lawless murderers? Has it occured to you that Mr. Mangione may well lose his life over this and that, if so, he may have sacrificed his life for a cause greater than himself?
Thanks for again for your comments and thoughts.
Thanks for sharing your opinion, Ed. It's appreciated. I'll have some responses a little later. Busy morning here.