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did he kept the same scarf?

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I’m kinda sick & tired of this story already, because it’s become a media spectacle that takes our eye off the ball: US private health insurance, US healthcare in general, and capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On the other hand, it reminds everybody how much they hate the US health insurance system. And I mean everybody.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

I feel it kinda highlights the healthcare and insurance issues, really puts it in our collective sights

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

never underestimate the power of symbol

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It takes our eye off the fact that a fascist regime is about to take power in a month.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

100% Killing one pos CEO doesn't fix the problem. Large company's are already talking about beefing up security for their ceos. Like will it even matter?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If there's an upside it's that it focuses people's attention on the class struggle we're all part of, whether we want to be or not. Some people will be realizing this for the first time; others will be experiencing a feeling of working class solidarity for the first time; and for others it will be a focal point in conversations that can raise people's consciousness of what's going on.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, it doesn't, but it's been something that has brought people from across the political spectrum together. Even Ben Shapiro's fans called him out on trying to drum this up as a "radical Left bad" issue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I dunno man. I don't have a lot of faith in the american public

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Sounds like it just means we need cannons and RPGs for the next one? lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

How much were people talking about those issues before all of this? There were whispers, but no concerted dialogue. Now is our chance to have one. Don't waste it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

People are injured and killed by gun violence in the U.S. every day, and it barely makes the news because we've become numb to it and politicians fail to act. What makes this case any different?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago

Ohh wow... Really... Not very proletariat of u boo