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I sure hope nobody copies this behavior of retribution against the billionaire class which is responsible for almost all of the worlds suffering.
Thoughts and Prayering so hard right now.
I sure hope the internet isn't a reasonable indicator of how the general public feel about CEOs and billionaires. There are in fact many fantastic CEOs and billionaires who donate and focus their time and money and corporations to benefit communities. There's more than a reasonable argument that without billionaires, the planet would be suffering more.
This movement of hating on the mega wealthy is misguided. It's not like billionaires are actually hoarding wealth - they don't have billions stuffed under their bed. They own companies and stock in companies that are worth money. The money is used to create or buy other companies, to invest in other companies, to create new opportunities, to create jobs.
The Board of Directors are decreasing overhead and increasing profit margins to satisfy Wall Street's hunger. This is due to changing government regulations, mostly lead by Republicans. The Republicans want limited government, the dismantling of federal programs, an increase in private corporations, and greater opportunities for the wealthy to generate income off Wall Street speculation.
This act should be condemned and the murderer should be sent to prison.
Murdering one person isn't going to accomplish anything. Murdering all the CEOs isn't going to accomplish anything. It may feel good to you that this person's family has lost someone they love in retribution for all the families who have lost the people they love. But it's not going to prevent anyone else from dying.
Hopefully, after the crowd chills out from seething at the teeth, we can get back to discussing how fucked our health care system is. Oh, sorry - we just elected someone who explicitly says he's going to make health care worse and more expensive.
Maybe we should give a shit about our government and who we're voting for.
Maybe we should be shooting each other instead of these CEOs who present more as a symptom of the illness.
Edit: I'm going to take that back. It's clear that people are just angry about anything and everything. It doesn't matter how or why or its relevance. It's not just the internet, clearly. This is how we ended up with another Trump administration. Irrationality and fear are all that matter. Science, facts, context, intelligence, education; all passé. We are the mob standing by with pitchforks.
A violent revolution may not be the answer, but certain things need to happen for the upper class and our government to recognize, in their own way since they can't seem to relate to the general public, that the people they represent and hold power over are not happy. Yes we vote in our officials, but due to the way the system has changed over the years, gerrymandering and gentrification has made minorities feel wildly unrepresented. Progressives feel wildly unrepresented because they honestly just want the best for everyone in the country while conservatives typically want to maintain the old ways (usually involving sexism or racism). Democrats have done nothing to appeal to the progressives. Republicans have broadened their appeal wildly to even feel desired by those that they truthfully aim to negatively impact. This has been through extreme lies and misinformation spread. Everyone has been talking about "nobody wants to work anymore," but nobody has been talking about "nobody wants to vote anymore." It's disgraceful that we call ourselves a democracy but around 50% of the entire voting populace feels they shouldn't vote because their vote doesn't matter, or are put into a position where they can't vote because of the state they live in.
I will never advocate for violence. I was not alive during the civil rights movements or the women's abolition movements, or the worker's rights movements. I know a lot of people had to die for the people that govern us to pass legislation to improve those conditions. Why do the average everyday Americans have to die in large numbers for legislation to be passed... even locally? I think a few people that have power over us or that govern us being killed is far better than more everyday Americans that lead the labor force. I don't want random, good CEOs to die. And I think the general public will agree. It's not like the CEO of Costco was being targeted.
I dunno, I think it's the white rural working class who've spoke loudest over the past few years. I'm not one of them but I think it's important to reflect on the fact.
I agree with everything you're saying but I would add that we've chosen to take an isolationist attitude towards our neighbors who seem threatening or unrelatable to us. Added, the pandemic induced reliance on screens to do everything, we're just growing further and further away from each other. The media, the ones promoting this initial story, are the ones most responsible for dividing us. They do it for ratings, for stock growth, for promotions and payouts. They do not do it to educate the public. They are not the fourth pillar of democracy.
The unbreakable walls of division are closings off to bothering to really understand anything. So many people are quick to read a headline and make an unfounded argument for or against it. Does anyone care about this man's family whom I'm sure loved him? Does anyone care that he wasn't even a $100 millionaire, never mind a billionaire? No one is telling the good stories about good billionaires. Those who build hospitals, contribute to fighting childhood cancer, who support public schools and build homes for the homeless. Even when given opposing facts about a topic, all people are set in their opinions. It's a defense mechanism because people are terrified to be kind to one another. Because the media has told us this is what we are now.
Omg this right here is so funny. You must be blind. Media outlets talk non stop about how amazing, smart, caring, and hardworking billionaires supposedly are.
Oh right so do the billionaires actually pour the concrete? Do they administer the chemo to the kids with cancer? Do they put together assignments for students? Do they hammer the nails to frame the house they’re supposedly building? Because as I see it if all they’re doing is signing check then they really haven’t done anything for anyone. It’s just our fucked up society means all the people that actually do good in the world need the sign of from a billionaire. If you don’t have their approval but you still want to work for the benefit of all, tough luck. Rent is still due at the end of the month.
I was not aware media outlets were talking about how amazing and hardworking billionaires are. No. Do you have some examples?
No. They establish companies (employee people) to build, manage, and maintain these organizations as they dictate. They're actively involved in the principles of the organization and maintain a seat on the board of directors to ensure upper management is fulfilling their vision. A lot of their work is with lawyers to make sure everything is done legally and to push legislation through city council to keep the project on time. Sometimes a project will involve contributions to the city like parks or public spaces so they work with architects to design those projects too. That's a very small part of what I'm aware of what they do.
They are giving away hundreds of millions of dollars for the future benefit of lives well beyond their own time. They're doing more by establishing these long-term enterprises than they ever could by simply giving out money. Because that's what makes sense in the reality we live in.
Are you saying that wealthy people should not use their money to build hospitals or help dying kids?
Oh come on. If you really are in the room with billionaires at charitable events you know the press is often invited to write puff pieces about how generous they are.
I’m saying we shouldn’t let people undemocratically decide whether or not working class people build hospitals and treat dying kids. By advocating that billionaires hold that power you are literally siding against democracy. But hey I guess all those super yachts just need to be built. For the good of society right?
The care claims AI system decided that care about the family of a mass murder did not meet policy requirements.
He should have been more proactive at maintaining his health, and as such, the family's claim for anyone to care has been denied.