“deny,” “defend” and “depose”

It is sad. I've seen posts that justify the CEO's murder because, you know, insurance companies deny care to people who end up dying. Or they blame Trump & Elon Musk. At least it's no longer Bush's fault.
 
voicecrying said:
It is sad. I've seen posts that justify the CEO's murder because, you know, insurance companies deny care to people who end up dying. Or they blame Trump & Elon Musk. At least it's no longer Bush's fault.
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Yep.

We all know that insurance companies have plenty of reasons for us to loathe them, calling for legitimate reform, but to use a man’s murder as a means to eviscerate and make fun of the industry is a bridge too far for me. But calling for decency and civility is patriarchy, classism, and heteronormative dontchaknow…

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“And people wonder why we want these executives dead,” former Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz wrote on Bluesky, a leftwing social-media site. “People have very justified hatred toward insurance company CEOs because these executives are responsible for an unfathomable amount of death and suffering,” she added. “As someone against death and suffering, I think it’s good to call out this broken system and the ppl in power who enable it.” Ms. Lorenz is far from alone as an apologist for targeting CEOs.​
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We realize that facts and reason don’t matter when a political culture descends into “Lord of the Flies.” But if fixing the system is really the goal, how about looking to Washington? Private health insurance in America is far from perfect. But the insurance problems sparking an outcry owe mainly to government policies that distort markets and force rationed care.​
 
Ekklesian said:
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“And people wonder why we want these executives dead,” former Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz wrote on Bluesky, a leftwing social-media site. “People have very justified hatred toward insurance company CEOs because these executives are responsible for an unfathomable amount of death and suffering,” she added. “As someone against death and suffering, I think it’s good to call out this broken system and the ppl in power who enable it.” Ms. Lorenz is far from alone as an apologist for targeting CEOs.​
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We realize that facts and reason don’t matter when a political culture descends into “Lord of the Flies.” But if fixing the system is really the goal, how about looking to Washington? Private health insurance in America is far from perfect. But the insurance problems sparking an outcry owe mainly to government policies that distort markets and force rationed care.​
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As true as the bolded might be, it still just kicks the can down the road a little bit as far as the sad state that social media reveals about our civilization. Whether it is private industry or government’s fault, we don’t kill people to settle the score. That’s no different than Eric Rudolph or James Kopp.
 
ALAYMAN said:
Social media shows its ugly side with callous disregard and crass digital comments for murdered United Healthcare CEO….

“I would be happy to help look for the shooter but vision isn’t covered under my healthcare plan,”

Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend
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i agree that it was a heinous murder and probably should not be joked about.... much less celebrated like i;ve seen some do with it..... Gods judgement and His way of dealing with crooked and corrupt people like that is far more effective and more just....

but i;m curious why you chose the phrase "callous disregard" to describe the attitude of the social media poster...... .... i have seen that very same phrase on more than one document in the class action law suit we are a part of against an insurance company ..... .the very phrase "callous disregard" is frequently used to describe the attitude the ceos and adjusters of the insurance company display towards those who need help and have filed legitimate claims...

i;m also curious as to why with all the evidence .. photographs and documentation they now have on this guy - why they can;t even name him.... much less find him...... it seems like somebody investigating this murder is not looking very hard....
 
Ransom said:
I wonder how many of the people who are so gleeful about the extrajudicial assassination of a CEO are opposed to the death penalty.
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good point... .. it;s probably quite a few of the same people.... ..i don;t have access to any social media... unless you count independant forums like this..... so i don;t know what is being said there.... . but several news pundits on both tv and writing for news channels have made comments that seemed to be in support of the shooter... .. same as when trump was almost assassinated and they supported the shooter then too... ... ..and most them do bristle at the idea of capital punishment carried out through the appropriate legal process......
 
aleshanee said:
but i;m curious why you chose the phrase "callous disregard" to describe the attitude of the social media poster...... ....
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That mostly alluded to the surviving family members having to deal with their loved one being objectified as a pawn in an economic bargaining war. But also the attitude of the keyboard warriors who are commodifying the life of an innocent murder victim.
 
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