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In reply to the discussion: Shapiro: "Hear me on this: he is no hero." [View all]Baron2024
(262 posts)112. Tens Of Thousands
Tens of thousands of people die every year from a direct lack of health insurance. The number that die because their treatment is denied by a private health insurance company is unknown. Where is the outrage for the tens of thousands that die every year?
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The amount of violence that health-insurance policies wreak on people's bodies is immense.
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 10
#2
"Violence can never be used to address political differences, or to address a substantive difference"
Hellbound Hellhound
Dec 10
#3
Just wait for the Dead Pool list on those who pull Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 10
#4
We deny their cancer treatment and their abortion. We deny their diabetes and heart meds.
onecaliberal
Dec 10
#9
There is something really twisted about your thinking. You are calling for violence period, and trying to justify it
JohnSJ
Dec 11
#63
Then I guess with your warped, burn it all down logic, you had no problem with the targeting killing of Dr. Tiller.
JohnSJ
Dec 11
#74
The taking of a life by a private vigilante is not justified in this case
LetMyPeopleVote
Dec 11
#71
Thank you for confirming that cold blooded murder is not "arguably self defense."
lapucelle
Dec 12
#99
Shapiro is right, and thiose trying to rationalize or justify the murder of a CEO are just as twisted as the MAGAs,
JohnSJ
Dec 11
#64
It is no different than the zealots who justified the killing of Dr. Tiller. Same bullshit
JohnSJ
Dec 11
#73
I've seen people on other sites that think he is. I guess it all depends on ones perspective.
Autumn
Dec 13
#110
Every authority figure: "Your feelings are NOT valid! Just do what we tell you."
ZonkerHarris
Dec 13
#111