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And that's fine in my eyes. But many on Lemmy are openly advocating for murder and some have even been saying that there needs to be a hitlist. That's my issue.
And how am I "privileged"? I work for minimum wage as a teacher's assistant at an elementary school. I make far, FAR less that the average Lemmy poster. And I'm older, so I get to face ageism too. And I grew up in poverty.
I've went without insurance most of my life, friend. And I've usually made too little to pay for private insurance, but too much for medicare.
My "go somewhere else" is based on if every claim was getting denied, I would just drop insurance. Because if every claim is getting denied, I'm not really having insurance am I?
What part of my life do you think is "privileged"? lmao
I make less than you. I have always made less than you do.
The vast majority of Lemmy is "privileged," and so much so, that they don't even have context for what that word means.
I suppose you're right- you are indeed not privileged; You are simply misguided in assuming living without insurance is either feasible or a wise decision. Just to be clear, I don't know where you get the idea that I'm making a lot of money right now. Likewise, I made an assumption based on how you presented yourself, because reasonable people, whether well off or not, don't think having zero insurance is the alternative to having bad insurance in the context of why healthcare execs are being offed- they would think that making healthcare options good for everyone is the way to go because the options are usually awful and they lack viable alternatives. Those same people may only see violence as the only means of achieving that goal and I'm probably more on their side of the fence on that-- based on history, violence almost always brings about change. This is not a new concept- as an example, the civil rights movement was not peaceful and I doubt much would have happened without forcing people's hand. That said, I don't consider healthcare a thing we should be "privileged" to have because it's a living necessity like food. You may survive for a while without it but when you run into a truly bad issue, you will realize you only got lucky and not everyone will be lucky; those same people may die in the current system. I hope you understand and I hope you understand why people won't share your vision. I wish you luck in your insuranceless life.