S/o: Do you support murdering CEOs ?

[Anonymous]

Serious question. I have to ask, now that the CEO murder in Manhattan thread has exceeded 200 pages, plus

- Professor Zenkus at Colombia has publicly celebrated the murder;

https://www.wnct.com/news/national/killing-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo-uncorks-anger-at-insurance-industry/


And WaPo columnist Taylor Lorenz said the murder “feels like victory.”

https://www.rawstory.com/piers-morgan-2670403712/

I am shocked at these views. So I have to ask the obvious here:

- do you support murdering CEOs, as others apparently do?

[Anonymous]

There is a French revolution "eat the rich" political undertone on both the left and the right. The left quashed the populist Bernie wave... for a little while. Now it's coming out as MAGA.

It's the result of people feeling like the system is rigged against them and it needs a democratic escape vent or people turn to pitchforks and guillotines. This is a dangerous time when a person, say a CEO, can be dehumanized and seen as a symbol of what is wrong with the system.

No, I do not support murdering CEOs. They are people with families and made their way through the system like everyone else.

[Anonymous]

No, I don’t.

[Anonymous]

I would never do something like that, but I certainly don't feel bad about their deaths.

It isn't as of ordinary Americans have asked (or work hard) for a better life, for a very long time. People are tired of struggling and getting nowhere, while the rich keep getting richer.

And no, many CEO's or people in positions of power didn't get there because they "worked hard" - they got there because of privilege, connections, and putting massive greed above ethics. It's a kind of selfishness that many are personally offended by, because it affects them and their daily lives.

So I wouldn't say I support it. But I get it.

[Anonymous]

Of course not. The people celebrating this all over Twitter / Threads are morons. I’m sure the majority of them would jump at the chance to make millions a year, although I guess it’s easier to be holier than thou when you have no money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would never do something like that, but I certainly don't feel bad about their deaths.

It isn't as of ordinary Americans have asked (or work hard) for a better life, for a very long time. People are tired of struggling and getting nowhere, while the rich keep getting richer.

And no, many CEO's or people in positions of power didn't get there because they "worked hard" - they got there because of privilege, connections, and putting massive greed above ethics. It's a kind of selfishness that many are personally offended by, because it affects them and their daily lives.

So I wouldn't say I support it. But I get it.

This is about where I'm at. Not supporting or celebrating, but I get it and would say I'm pretty apathetic about it? We are a country who doesn't care when a bunch of kindergarteners are slaughtered, we've accepted that as a culturally normal and acceptable thing, so with that barometer in mind I don't get misty eyed when some shithead who contributed to so much illness and death is taken out. Would I encourage it? No. Do it myself? Obviously not. But could I get over it if this murderer had taken off to Thailand and we never found him? Ehhh yes.

[Anonymous]

Of course not.

1. Killing this CEO is going to do nothing to change the industry. All the gunman did was ruin his own life (enjoy life in prison bud) and leave some kids without a dad.

2. People are dumb, and think anyone with more money is “the rich”. If you support killing “a CEO”, where do you draw the line? Minimum salary? Home value greater than X? If you feel that the local ice cream shop is charging too much and the CEO lives in a gated community, is that enough to warrant his death?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would never do something like that, but I certainly don't feel bad about their deaths.

It isn't as of ordinary Americans have asked (or work hard) for a better life, for a very long time. People are tired of struggling and getting nowhere, while the rich keep getting richer.

And no, many CEO's or people in positions of power didn't get there because they "worked hard" - they got there because of privilege, connections, and putting massive greed above ethics. It's a kind of selfishness that many are personally offended by, because it affects them and their daily lives.

So I wouldn't say I support it. But I get it.

+1 I certainly don’t support or celebrate murdering them, but spare me the defenses of their insane compensation. People are struggling and aware of the outsized imbalances in society.

[Anonymous]

No, absolutely not. I think this killing was a horrible action.

I do think we need to take active steps to reducing the gap between the rich and the poor. This is a recipe for civil unrest and chronic unhappiness.

"In the first quarter of 2024, almost two-thirds percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by the top 10 percent of earners. In comparison, the lowest 50 percent of earners only owned 2.5 percent of the total wealth."
https://www.statista.com/statistics/203961/wealth-distribution-for-the-us/#:~:text=U.S.%20wealth%20distribution%20Q2%202024&text=In%20the%20first%20quarter%20of,percent%20of%20the%20total%20wealth

[Anonymous]

Healthcare CEOs? Or all CEOs?


I’m not for murdering anyone. Perhaps the healthcare CEOs could develop this belief. They harm people.

[Anonymous]

On one hand, I’m against killing, on the other, we are at war with murderous mega corporations who would see us suffer, go into bankruptcy, or die just to save a buck so carry on.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely.

[Anonymous]

The links you provided show no examples of “celebrating”. Let me ask you this - do you think these ceos celebrate deaths they caused to get that yearly bonus? Stop twisting things to fit your narrative. Nobody sane celebrates deaths but there’s plenty of cruelty to go around.

[Anonymous]

It’s a false binary. I imagine very few people actually support it and very few mourn it. Vadr majority are probably “eh whatever” about it. I certainly don’t feel sad UHC CEO got killed the way I would when innocent children get gunned down and yet as someone unthread pointed out, we didn’t even bother to do anything about that either.

If we as society accept that children, sick individuals needing expensive treatments and other traditionally fragile individuals occasionally get killed to protect our right to guns or to increase company profits, then in general we as society are fairly callous to death and murder. And so to then go “but why are people not weeping for this poor wealthy scumbag under criminal investigation” is a bit much.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not. The blame does not lie on the CEOs, but on the leadership that allows such a system. Fair, affordable, accessible healthcare for all is needed.