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jfz9580m

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33. Oh give me a fucking break

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 02:38 AM

Dec 8

Violence and social unrest are bad for all people.

Please spare me this performative pearl clutching.
The smell of bullshit..

I am logging off for six months, but I had to piss on this piece of real virtue signalling. This is virtue signalling.

Yes vigilante justice and violence are never a solution.

Because you or I could be the next one when the rule of law breaks down. The billionaires will just up their security.

But spare me this purely theatrical virtuous shit.

This is the one story in which the reactions transcend race, class, party, age and gender. It is the one story uniting anyone with any familiarity with the US healthcare system. It is about real anger not internet trolls.

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One MD's opinion on the shooting of the UHC CEO [View all] Dennis Donovan Dec 7 OP

I wonder if this doctor ever wrote about compassion... Think. Again. Dec 7 #1

Or died because they were denied care? Arazi Dec 7 #2

Or the thousands who die from insurance policies biophile Dec 7 #3

I agree... Think. Again. Dec 7 #12

Be wary Aussie105 Dec 7 #4

F'in A Right johnnyfins Dec 7 #9

THIS. yardwork Dec 7 #17

Am sure TSF will hop right on the MD's concerns about guns and medical care. allegorical oracle Dec 7 #5

Gun violence? SledDriver Dec 7 #6

Gun violence is gun violence. intheflow Dec 7 #8

I agree, we shouldn't dance on stranger's graves. intheflow Dec 7 #7

The problem is that this incident does johnnyfins Dec 7 #10

That's yet to be seen. Think. Again. Dec 7 #13

Kiss BeerBarrelPolka Dec 7 #11

Wrong focus, Doc. Icanthinkformyself Dec 7 #14

Unless change is forced on them NJCher Dec 8 #35

Spare us the sermons, doc. (nt) Paladin Dec 7 #15

Mr Thompson.... Mustellus Dec 7 #16

"but meeting violence with indifference undermines our shared humanity." WhiskeyGrinder Dec 7 #18

Lots of blather. Ursus Rex Dec 7 #19

The doctor is part of the problem. infullview Dec 7 #20

Our shared humanity has already been undermined Mr.WeRP Dec 7 #21

Gun violence and health insurance abuses: I don't expect improvement in either for the next 3Hotdogs Dec 7 #22

Don't tell me; let me guess: these doctors sit on the boards of directors Aristus Dec 7 #23

Would he have written this same commentary over the death of Al Capone? Random Boomer Dec 7 #24

Wtf did they expect? For DECADES EllieBC Dec 7 #25

"meeting violence with indifference undermines our shared humanity. " bucolic_frolic Dec 7 #26

Murder is murder. All forms are wrong. Kill or condemn to suffering and death usonian Dec 7 #27

Many people do not consider war murder Bluetus Dec 7 #30

I'm a pacifist and neither is acceptable to me. usonian Dec 7 #31

I somewhat disagree with the MD and do not accept anybody's guilt trip Bluetus Dec 7 #28

As ny niece (the daughter of two MDs) said last night in a family chat Jilly_in_VA Dec 7 #29

.. jfz9580m Dec 8 #34

Fuck the murdering gunfucker. Fuck Brian Thompson. Iggo Dec 7 #32

Oh give me a fucking break jfz9580m Dec 8 #33

I'm too busy grieving for Assad right now. nt Crunchy Frog Dec 8 #36