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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

You can try and suppress a revolution, but it will only make it better. And more brutal.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 36 minutes ago

I have a negative view of health insurance companies. In fact, I have a negative view of corporations, from the local mom-&-pops that underpay their employees and expect long hours, to Amazon. They all suck.

But people who create policies that cause immense loss of life (and cost and destruction) are really asking for ten-plus times the vengeance that actually comes their way.

I'm not interested in that vengeance since it won't solve the problem, but I don't begrudge those who suffer at their hands from wanting to kill them back.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 hour ago

I would like to be on your list

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

The desperation to intimidate people is palpable. This won't work and the 1% will turn to dividing the people along racial and/or national lines.

What can I say, if it works it works.

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 6 points 2 hours ago

Sooooo, most people.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 26 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly. We already knew that.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

They don't. I've met one person since that useless human got deleted that couldn't understand why everyone was unsympathetic toward him. The person was very wealthy and has no understanding of how things are for the majority of people in the US. These people are really a lot like the french nobles before the french revolution.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 16 points 6 hours ago

...well let me say here for whoever in the FBI / DOJ might be monitoring: the health insurance industry is a pox on american civilisation and stochastic remediation is the inevitable manifestation of celebrated principles of the declaration of independence...

[–] Zeon@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours ago

Never forget.

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

Lol aren't like a solid 3rd of Zach Star's comedy channel videos about insurance?

I think he mentioned he didn't get work coverage so he made one for each kind to joke about gow much of a scam it all is.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Go ahead fuckers. If I didn’t have so much to lose I’d go take out one of those fucks myself

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago

Petrol bomb their houses? Harder to trace that and a lower priority than murder

[–] MooseTheDog@lemmy.world 17 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They can't monitor everyone. With AI they think they can, that's our biggest advantage

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 54 minutes ago

AI is pretty good at identifying anything suspicious.

But AI can't monitor analogue very well.

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 44 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

“You will have your bad healthcare system, and you will LIKE it!”

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago

The beatings will continue until the morale improves.

[–] mdurell@lemmy.world 47 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

So they are monitoring basically everyone.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago

Openly since the Patriot Act

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago

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[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 23 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

We're gonna need a bigger surveillance apparatus

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago

Leaked image of their new detection system:

It puts out a green ball whenever someone has unkind thoughts about health insurance companies

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 12 hours ago

I think it will be expanded: no need to worry about that, citizen!

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 29 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

The health insurance industry needs to be changed significantly as it neither makes care cheaper, more accessible or more available.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Is there such a thing as an insurance co-op? If not, can that be a thing?

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 1 points 8 minutes ago

religious people tried that, ended up as bad as you'd think lol

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Insurance in general is fucked. Home insurance just broke in Florida and now California.

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[–] WagyuSneakers@lemmy.world 22 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

An evil company was evil. A very understandable thing happened when evil people are killing Americans. Now I'm going to get put on a list for liking a post.

It's like you don't have to do anything besides exist and you get put on a list. I'm sure this won't be used by the new administration to silence dissent.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

Well... You also have to have good morals, and worst of all, care just a little. Can't have that.

The US is already 90% towards fascism.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 16 points 12 hours ago

If the list includes everyone, what good is the list?

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 12 hours ago

I mean, they should be monitoring me because I want to see them toppled and replaced with a democracy, not just because I like seeing rich assholes get assassinated.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 22 points 13 hours ago

The US healthcare system is a massive fucking dumpster fire. There, I typed it.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 23 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

No shit, the NSA was already monitoring everybody to begin with.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

And they're still monitoring everyone. Everyone hates their healthcare. The "List" is just everyone.

[–] bokherif@lemmy.world 62 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Government is monitoring everyone? Color me shocked

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[–] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 31 points 17 hours ago

Add me to the list plz. Thx.

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