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[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 67 points 1 month ago

You can't put us all on the little list

[–] sunglocto@lemmy.zip 56 points 1 month ago

Health Insurance companies are parasites who only exist to cause people misery in exchange for profit so... everyone?

so, like most people who have ever had to attempt to use it combined with those who could only hope to afford it? thats prolly a long list.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 41 points 1 month ago

"Do you have the faintest idea of how little that narrows this down?"

[–] WeUnite@lemm.ee 37 points 1 month ago

The more people that express negative sentiment the harder it will be for them to go after people. It's your first amendment right, use it. Don't comply in advance.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 36 points 1 month ago

Hi, FBI agent! How are you doing today?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 month ago

I don't know if I would trust an American who doesn't have a negative view of the health insurance industry

Add me to the list plz. Thx.

[–] mjsaber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 month ago

Monitoring all nurses, got it.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 19 points 1 month ago

That's not news, we knew the NSA was spying on every American a decade ago.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month 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.

[–] JillyB 16 points 1 month ago

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

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 15 points 1 month 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...

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month 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.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

Of course they are.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 9 points 1 month ago

Sooooo, most people.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Something something monitor deez nuts.

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Addressing the problem with increased surveillance and beefed up security for executives is not addressing the problem. It's exacerbating it.

[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Everyone post their favorite bounty posters!!

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 5 points 1 month ago

So they're monitoring everyone? Nothing new, they have been doing so illegally for decades. If only someone could inspire the masses to resist elite authoritarianism... Mario?

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The fun part will be when Trump rips apart the alphabet soup intelligence apparatus and displaces much of the senior leadership. Those guys have spent decades building webs of deep and strong connections, and I would be 0% shocked if those guys were able to successfully mount an insurgency against the Trump presidency, and they'll likely take with them the list of dissidents and malcontents to contact.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Alphabet Boys have dirt on everyone because they have everything. They probably have shit on trump putin doesn't. They could end trump whenever they want. But they don't, because they want what is coming.

They tire of the shadows, and want their own KGB man to lead the nation like in Russia, like the good old days with George H. W. Bush. No, that person is not trump.

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

I would like to be on your list

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago

I wish the Health Insurance companies a fourth layer of hell.

[–] ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] apotheotic 4 points 1 month ago

Perhaps let's not throw around ableist slurs

[–] Scary_le_Poo 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Might I suggest "Differently Gifted" which is not only very funny on it's own, but at the same time it patronizes the person you were talking about in a satisfyingly disrespectful manner.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

So, everyone who isn't a C level at an insurance company?

[–] Luckiesock@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the heads up IQ nilly.

[–] CorpuscularCrumpet@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The dipshits that are like “free Luigi” and supporting murdering someone are the reason for stupid stuff like this.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Zero posting history. Shocker.

[–] CorpuscularCrumpet@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

And?

I love how you all will say any red herring shit to avoid the actual argument.

This place is worse than Reddit.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm glad hes dead and I hope he burns in hell!

[–] CorpuscularCrumpet@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

You’re so brave/edgy.

I bet you change so many lives with your Twitter activism.