Parasite: A person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return: "he was a parasite who lived off other people" That's a pretty good definition of health insurance industry executives earning 10 million dollar salaries for denying care to those who have purchased their services.
All types of insurance are full of parasites. They have no issue collecting your premiums every month but then second you need to use it, they want to make a million excuses. Makes me sick.
Parasite is an understatement when the corporation steals your money and then denies you service. What else can you call them? It’s the very definition of a parasite.
I don't think anyone has a problem with dehumanizing corporations - probably because they aren't humans to begin with. His point was that by using language that dehumanizes other people, other humans, and use that as an excuse to "exterminate" them, you are fostering an environment where others will be able to justifiably do the same - other who want to dehumanize and exterminate us and will believe in their minds that they are perfectly justified in doing so. Violence begets violence. Perpetuating it causes the perpetrators to cede the moral high ground, making them no better than their oppressors, and ultimately results in making victims of everyone. We cannot overthrow our oppressors by adopting the tools of our oppressors - we will only become the oppressors ourselves in need of being overthrown - and the method used against us will be the same method we used. This is because of a little thing called annihilation anxiety - and violence only feeds it and makes it grow - when what we ultimately want is to starve it and eventually eliminate it.
actually, that's not "the very definition of a parasite" in fact, it's not any kind of definition of parasite - up your comment game, or consult a dictionary
Is nobody gonna comment on the way Cenk and Anna sound like Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh? The comments are destroying those two the same way - all four are rightwingers anyhow
Time for every person with a denial of care story to publish their story a la MeToo on all socmed platforms. Or the families for those who have died. As is, those people are anonymous and forgotten while Brian is infamous.
Wait, they found this dude within days, but still have hundreds of cold cases with way more footage of suspects??? Different levels of justice for different income brackets.
@@wendysteiger4116 that’s better news 👏🏾… but what did UHC insurance change since a week ago? They replaced in another ceo and did NOTHING to change their coverage. All and each insurnace company ceo or corporate management don’t care and this news has NOT scared them at all. If it did, they all would’ve already changed their terms of policy coverage! If they really cared about public healthcare for all humans. They don’t.
@@PuniAlawould be swell if President Biden or VP Harris had said anything public and leaderly on the topic of health insurance out of control this week. Something needs to be said from the top before Jan22
@@carpediemarts705 agreed 👍🏾 it should’ve been their number one priority to speak about and discuss the needed immediate changes in healthcare insurance but it’s wrapped up in Hunters pardoning 🤷♀️
I think you may be wrong about violence. This single act has revealed an unexpected unity in the American body politic. People are unified in their disgust for immorality of their health care system. It's a start.
The better question: who killed more, UH CEO or Benjamin Netenyahu? Because Osama Bin Laden isnt even in the same League. We're in double-digit-percentages of a Hitler here.
If as Anna said, 75,000 die a year from denial of care, would be a thousand in the 5 days between Brian's death and Luigi's capture. And that is from all the health insurance companies I believe.
The horrible truth is violence may not be the answer but it’s completely wrong to say it’s gotten us nowhere. It’s literally given us the great country we have today. I don’t like it and don’t endorse it but the truth sucks
@@pr0fess0rbadassall revolutions required communication and a common place of consciousness first. We have those 2 factors. We could have a peaceful revolution this time instead. How do we make the change we need? All the billionaires have tightened their security. We wont be having more Dec4 events.
Isn't it true that, without this man's act, we wouldn't be talking about the injustice of the healthcare system? I didn't hear Trump or Kamala utter one word about our horrendous healthcare system. Now we are talking about it, and we see that there's broad support for healthcare reform across the political spectrum.
All I am hearing is a bunch of people crying for another freebie from the government when the nation is already $37 trillion in debt. It isn't going to happen.
@@DragonLove225 and that is the exact reason we feel the same about the news media. All they’ve been doing for past 8 years is repeatedly telling the same old stories. It got old and government policyholders haven’t done anything better about it because THEY don’t listen to the people who they were “suppose” to serve. Well, some individuals are now serving them their own sauce.
I spent the last year watching Anthem slowly murder my husband for profit by denying the medical necessity of lifesaving surgery, then misfiling (almost certainly intentionally) their own paperwork every step of every appeal process to drag it out as his body fell apart in an excruciatingly painful way. I'm very certain they wanted him to die instead of getting surgery to save money and I had no practical recourse beyond spending 10-20h on the phone every week begging for them not to make him die. Anyone who's been through anything like that (a disturbing % of Americans) completely understands how this happened.
Publish your story in detail ala Me Too movement so that your husband did not die anonymously. A million other people could do this in a day and would go farther for the public consciousness than nasty jokes and sharing memes. Brian has had a BILLION views and comments in a week. You and your husband deserve better than anonymity.
@@shinnyshin7792 I am so sorry for what you & your husband went through. It’s inhuman. And corporate trolls expect us to have sympathy for the CEO s that caused this suffering
We are really good at rhymes and catchy slogans here in the shining city on the hill, the US of A! Not so good at most other stuff, but we got your pithy, wise slogans down. See our recent election of a lying felon as our new leader of "peace, justice, and the American way"
The term "parasite" refers to "an organism that lives off of, is dependent on, or exploits another organism while giving little or nothing in return-sometimes even to the detriment or death of the host." This description seems fitting for someone like the CEO of UHC, who profited immensely from a system that led to the suffering and preventable deaths of countless people. Being a human doesn’t exempt someone from acting parasitically when their actions exploit and harm others for personal gain. It’s also important to consider that violence isn’t always overt or physical. The suffering and deaths caused by the healthcare industrial complex (denying people access to care, pricing life-saving treatments out of reach) should also be recognized as violence. While we universally condemn physical violence, why do we often turn a blind eye to the systematic violence that corporations and institutions perpetuate for profit? This selective outrage feels contradictory. When we say "violence is never the answer," it’s vital to apply that principle universally, including to states and corporations. For decades, these entities have engaged in what could be described as economic and environmental warfare against the working class and the planet itself, often resisting any measures that prioritize human welfare over profit. When people feel trapped and unheard, some might resort to desperate measures, not as an endorsement of violence, but as a tragic consequence of a system that offers no viable alternatives. The real challenge lies in breaking this cycle. History has shown that meaningful change often comes at great cost through violent means, but if we genuinely want to avoid violence in any form, we must work together to create new, equitable systems that prioritize people and the planet over profit. Ignoring these injustices or relying solely on peaceful protests has never been and will never be enough. The system’s inherent violence against the most vulnerable needs to be addressed, or the status quo will continue to push people toward desperate actions in what they see as self-defense. P.S: I want to make it clear that my intention here is to share my perspective, not to engage in an endless comment thread that often leads nowhere and risks devolving into unproductive exchanges. For that reason, I will not be responding to comments or engaging further on this topic. Thank you for taking the time to read and consider my thoughts.
Very well said. Violence is the "rock bottom" catalyst that eventually leads to productive communication and then great change. The answer is being proactive and getting to that productive communication without having to hit that rock bottom. Easier said than done, because there is a head over heart philosophy when it comes to business, politics, etc. People need to be shown that REAL leadership manifests by utilizing both, while maintaining healthy boundaries.
Hahaha, 'merca! Can we discuss new ideas about a system that doesn't involve colonization and generational wealth? My understanding of the American dream is that of class mobility. That doesn't exist anymore and so the first step is to pull down corporations at any cost. Can we talk about "passive" deaths?
@@rodblues6832 agreed! This “suspect in custody” news update is just a cover up to shut the public up! NYC ain’t got their facts together just yet. They are going thru their same old rolladesk narrative of “finding” the suspect to close the case; the “suspect in custody” doesn’t even match the live footage of who they say is the shooter. Complete BS. Maybe NYC Police did a AI photo op on all the footages or photos cuz both males don’t look nothing alike.
Crazy that a McDonalds employee without health insurance or not even earning enough to afford coverage is simping for the for-profit health insurance industry.
No we pay higher taxes and have also private healthcare which is always better and less waiting time. America has the best healthcare in the world because of your private healthcare. Doctors and nurses go to America to make money and will leave tomorrow if that changes. They will find other countries to live in and make more money.
Had Luigi not popped Brian Thompson we all wouldnt have realized that everyone in this country HATES american privatized health insurance. Before Luigi, none of us had a place to share our experiences on social media about the poor quality healthcare and suffering we and our loved ones had to endure. Before we all just accepted it and now we all see it’s BS. Just like our justice system, if you have a lot of money you will be healthier and live longer. If you are poor, you will remain poor and there is a good chance you will die. Its that simple Cenk. No one should have to rely on crowd funding to save the life of their parent, family member and watch them deteriorate because they cant afford a life saving surgery that was denied by people like Brian Thompson. Im a caregiver of 4 yrs for my father who had a stroke 4 yrs ago. Im a victim of medicare supplemental insurance denying claims for my father and the amount of stress put on me to sit on the phone all day fighting a denied claim is abhorrent!!
His actions are comparable to those of snipers in the military-precise and calculated. However, this goes much deeper. The CEO controlled hundreds of millions of health insurance accounts, wielding immense power and the ability to influence countless lives. We cannot ignore his attempts at insider trading and potential negligence in his role. This situation demands a thorough investigation, as its impact on the health insurance industry could be far-reaching. Tragically, cancer patients, children, parents, and families have suffered or even lost their lives due to the crippling costs of care. If we, as U.S. citizens, don’t take a stand, meaningful change will never happen. Sadly, it took a crisis like this to bring these issues to light.
Violence is never the answer except that it has been in nearly every revolution stemming from inequality in the history of the world. I don’t want that but I don’t understand why you think now would be different than at any other point in the past
People are clutching their pearls over the fact that many people are not shedding a tear over the dead CEO but where is the outrage for when health insurance corporations brag about record profits whilst simultaneously denying 1/3 of all claims? Vigilante justice on its own doesn’t solve anything but it’s a bit disingenuous to act as though this hasn’t sparked an important conversation and created some unity between working class people from both sides of the political spectrum. Sometimes peacefully talking and pleading for change isn’t enough. People have been begging for change for ages and nothing has been done. The billionaires and corporations are killing people by hoarding resources and doing everything in their power to get in the way of our governments funding universal services for people because it threatens their profits. Every day, regular people are afraid to get sick because they know they’ll either be denied care or if they do receive care, they’ll be ruined financially. I’m okay with billionaires and corporations being scared. It might be the only thing that will bring about change.
"Violence never goers anywhere." A bold statement to make in a country that was founded on a violent revolution. So violent that they baked in a right to bear arms in to the constitution. I'm sure the British Empire would have appreciated those sentiments back then.
The book "How nonviolence protects the state" by Peter Gelderloos is available for free on Audible Anarchist's RUclips channel. Since these absolute charlatans want to claim "violence never does anything positive".
Sad to see a young man throw his life away, but I remember JFK's chilling warning, which is in the title of my novel. "Those who make peaceful change impossible, make violent change inevitable"
@@bobcornwell403 Don’t think his life will be thrown away… most of the American population is tired of the BS and it’s clear that some individuals were ready to make the inevitable change.
I’m a type one diabetic, I am the cash cow of the healthcare industry. They treat me like a cash cow too- all my medicine all my speciality care have gone up under republicans and democrats. Why should I be required to feel pity for the CEO who treated me as nothing more than a bonus? The system is broken the aristocrats won’t fix it so now the peasants should fix it.
Preach it. Every time my friend talks about their medical bills it burns me so bad. they are a hairs breadth from being disabled and have to work two jobs and drive when it;s dangerous for them to do so, just to pay for insulin and all the other stuff they could get for meer dollars in some cases if they just lived in a country that didn't practice what's basically CRIMINALISM instead of capitalism.
Your assessment that violence is never the answer is just wrong. If that were true we'd still be a British Colony and bitching about the taxes on tea and stamps. Are we to the point where violent overthrow of the corporate oligarchy is necessary? Maybe not but it sure seems to be coming closer and closer.
What I'm seeing is many/most Americans struggling to make it at all. Never mind getting ahead. Then they can't get decent medical coverage. I make 95k a year, paid off home, empty nester and even I can't afford a vacation. I can't imagine what most are enduring. I totally get it. I debate this with my well-to-do friends. If I'M ok, whats the problem? is most of their attitudes. But I was young once and if I had to start out in this economy I'd be pissed as hell. Somethings got to give.
Wait until Don and his stooges in Congress vote out the Affordable Care Act, which gave health coverage to over 30 million people who never had it before, then throw out Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other benefit programs, as they are promising to do. Then what.?
Cenk I understand your reluctance to refer to enemies as bugs or whatnot, but these health insurance companies literally inserted themselves into the relationship between healthcare practicioners and their clients and extracted money from both sides. if that isn't the textbook definition of a parasite, I don't know what is.
They can't, which Luigi pointed out in a book review - although not the purpose of this video, I did read the book review: ruclips.net/video/dVur37sMSfk/видео.htmlsi=Goo6F-TvraEW3pU6
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." John F. Kennedy. We need to turn our anger into peaceful action and reform our Public Health system. RFK Jr. wants to get the corporate capture out of our Public Health agencies and rebuild the system. ACT: contact your Senators and tell them to confirm the nomination of Robert Kennedy as HHS Secretary. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.
But before this, Blue Cross was going to deny my hand reconstructive surgery AND shoulder reconstructive surgery claims both because of their new anesthesia statute. NOW, they're NOT going to deny my claims, so the last five years of apprenticeship solely for the sake of surgery, have NOT been for nothing. So don't tell me it's not the answer, when it's the only thing that has EVER worked so far. Saying it's not the answer, only works under circumstances where something else might work. It's called desperation. We continue to try and vote in a progressive, but the DNC denies their base and installs corporatists to go and lose the general election to an opportunist fear monger every time. Corporate rule has ONE solution until someone comes up with another way. Go tell Robin Hood it's not the answer. This man got my insurance company to do the right thing; a singular accomplishment. From where I'm standing it looks like the ONLY solution so far. Washington put up those walls, and Washington can carve out a better alternative. And they will. When they realize the alternative is literal heads literally rolling. We all know how self centered people are. The more inclined a person is to acquire wealth/power on the backs of others, the more sociopathic that person is by proxy. YOU think of something else that will pry their old selfish hands off the profit motive. Until then, this is the only thing that has ever done ANYTHING for us, and people definitely noticed. So what we need right now is that elusive alternative to violence everyone is always saying is better. WHAT alternative is better than the last, most desperate option. Your logic does not stand on its own weight.
“Parasite” is also an adjective used to describe people that exploit others. The movie “Parasite” isn’t calling the people bugs or insects or trying to dehumanize.
"Violence is not the answer" is not historically accurate, because it's not just about reforming healthcare, but reforming a system of government that exists to support corperate profits.
So what are we supposed to do? you write your representatives, and they have automated responses. we get thoughts and prayers while they get profits. This is the inevitability of not listening to the people. we didnt want it to get to this point but we've been screaming about it for decades, they will bleed us out until we wont take it anymore
You hit the nail on the head !! There is no good recourse with companies today, they block us with automation, delays, bureaucracy, denials. Reform is badly needed but lobbyists with money rule
Yes! I think that same day or around those days, 2 teens got staved in NYC one died, the reason? They were asked if they speak English, they said no, they got stabbed; not much has been done to find the suspects. So there is that.
Was thinking the same thing. All of these police resources going into this would never be allowed for just a random average Joe that gets gunned down in the south bronx.
Of course? Because that's a very important person in our society. Wouldn't we expend more police energy to find the assassin of the President than a homeless person? Duh.
@@usuallyroamingrob7731@usuallyroamingrob7731 The Constitution would not say I'm wrong. "All men are equal" refers to the rights you are granted, not where police put their effort. That doesn't even make sense. Yes, it is obviously a much bigger deal and has bigger implications for the world if the CEO of one of the largest insurance providers is killed versus some random bum nobody knows about. All people have equal rights, but you're not all equally important. DUH
If the CEO of a company increases profits by denying coverage/service to a paying customer, not only have they stolen from the customer, they have also in many cases caused that customer's suffering and death. I think calling someone like that a parasite isn't at all dehumanizing, i think it is an understatement, Cenk.
How do ordinary people fix a system which is SO utterly corrupt and protected without resorting to violence. France had a violent revolution because the ordinary citizens was denied any and all legitimate ways to change the status quo which had been imposed upon them by the rich elite.
Sorry Cenk but you’re talking bollocks. The ordinary citizen could scream injustice until they were blind and the rich would still refuse to listen because the of the profit motive making them deaf to reason. Alas I do understand WHY you’re saying what you’re saying and I don’t blame you.
You know what else helps Authoritarian figures? Playing by the rules while they ignore them. So when our representatives start matching energy, citizens won't feel compelled to take things into their own hands. Don't lecture us, don't condescend to us when our representatives purposely let us down.
When media personalities say "think about the CEOs family" why should i? They didnt think about the families of the people they victimised through the health care system. The CEOs family directly benefitted from this, i didnt hear them say publically "think about your customers family dad" yeah i dont feel an ounce of sympathy. If the issues arent addressed and you continue gas lighting the entire country then its right to say they deserve whats coming to them . Lets hope this isnt the end.
And at this rate, our rights arent being respected without violence either. People are still dying from this, there's no change from the way hospitals operate or how other insurance companies work. they just want to beef up security, weather the storm, wait for it to blow over and keep making money off our corpses.
I don’t condone violence either. Question, were the Americans under rule of the crown justified in rebellion & fighting ( & killing) the British army? Violence is obviously sometimes justified. No news shows on any type of platform can say they support justified violence, they would lose everything.
When nothing works. Everyone talks about health care infrastructure migrants but when in office it's Israel Ukraine Taiwan. All but America. And who pays ? We do. Let them see there are consequences. Enough
I feel like this incident is a failure of our politicians...on both sides...how long has single payer or universal health care been what the American people have wanted??? No excuse for murder but it's a hot pot boiling over!!!!
then stop dehumanizing the people who need healthcare by skyrocketing the prices of things like insulin that people literally need to live for your financial gain. it goes both ways and the people are sick of politely asking and we will start to take a stand for ourselves against corruption.
Insurance and healthcare CEO’s don’t care about life or the lives of their customers. These CEO’s will and have let thousands of people either suffer or pass away to save a few bucks.
Talk and legalalities get us no where. This guy within 24 hrs got Blue Cross Blue Sheild retract their anaesethia time limits. Maybe it takes violence to get their attention and get things changed. hum....
Please stop conparing him to the unabomber , Ted was socially awkward extremely bright but socially he didnt belong in harvard at fifteen this guy was nice and normal intil the healthcare system broke him .
A lot of people are all talk and do nothing. All the talk has achieved nothing. At least now we are all talking about it and the CEOs now know they won’t be missed by the masses they stiffed.
Parasite: A person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return: "he was a parasite who lived off other people" That's a pretty good definition of health insurance industry executives earning 10 million dollar salaries for denying care to those who have purchased their services.
All types of insurance are full of parasites. They have no issue collecting your premiums every month but then second you need to use it, they want to make a million excuses. Makes me sick.
Parasite is an understatement when the corporation steals your money and then denies you service. What else can you call them? It’s the very definition of a parasite.
I don't think anyone has a problem with dehumanizing corporations - probably because they aren't humans to begin with. His point was that by using language that dehumanizes other people, other humans, and use that as an excuse to "exterminate" them, you are fostering an environment where others will be able to justifiably do the same - other who want to dehumanize and exterminate us and will believe in their minds that they are perfectly justified in doing so. Violence begets violence. Perpetuating it causes the perpetrators to cede the moral high ground, making them no better than their oppressors, and ultimately results in making victims of everyone. We cannot overthrow our oppressors by adopting the tools of our oppressors - we will only become the oppressors ourselves in need of being overthrown - and the method used against us will be the same method we used. This is because of a little thing called annihilation anxiety - and violence only feeds it and makes it grow - when what we ultimately want is to starve it and eventually eliminate it.
actually, that's not "the very definition of a parasite" in fact, it's not any kind of definition of parasite - up your comment game, or consult a dictionary
Is nobody gonna comment on the way Cenk and Anna sound like Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh? The comments are destroying those two the same way - all four are rightwingers anyhow
"When the rich rob the poor it is called business. When the poor fight back it is called violence." Mark Twain
My sympathies to all victims of the this failed healthcare system!
Time for every person with a denial of care story to publish their story a la MeToo on all socmed platforms. Or the families for those who have died. As is, those people are anonymous and forgotten while Brian is infamous.
History has shown that those in power never relinquish without the threat of violence.
Does your hatred keep you warm at night?
@@Stjerneklang528Does your compliance to the billionaire class keep you warm at night?
McDonald's can't get orders right but can identify a wanted suspect
That is hilarious but true. They can't get your orders right
that was an order of 'the nfl on cbs' , anything else?
Sonic is even worse with getting orders wrong imo I’ve only got the right order from them like 2 or 3 times
@@MorphsRUs they only care about suspects their billionaire friends have an interest in finding
@@MorphsRUs Needy, bottom of the society type looking for reward $$.
Wait, they found this dude within days, but still have hundreds of cold cases with way more footage of suspects???
Different levels of justice for different income brackets.
And this surprises you?
Were you in a coma the last 40+ years?
@@henrythegreatamerican8136 you mistake a highlighter for an exclamation point.
100%
Correct. How many people on the epstein/maxwell list have been investigated? It's always been a class conflict.
And in this case it's not even a justice.
It DID change something right away.........Blue Cross withdrew their plan to limit coverage on anesthetic for surgery.
@@wendysteiger4116 that’s better news 👏🏾… but what did UHC insurance change since a week ago? They replaced in another ceo and did NOTHING to change their coverage.
All and each insurnace company ceo or corporate management don’t care and this news has NOT scared them at all. If it did, they all would’ve already changed their terms of policy coverage! If they really cared about public healthcare for all humans.
They don’t.
@@PuniAlawould be swell if President Biden or VP Harris had said anything public and leaderly on the topic of health insurance out of control this week. Something needs to be said from the top before Jan22
@@carpediemarts705 agreed 👍🏾 it should’ve been their number one priority to speak about and discuss the needed immediate changes in healthcare insurance but it’s wrapped up in Hunters pardoning 🤷♀️
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JFK once stated : "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable."
I think you may be wrong about violence. This single act has revealed an unexpected unity in the American body politic. People are unified in their disgust for immorality of their health care system. It's a start.
We need a national free Luigi movement ✊🏻
I guess the question is, who killed more ppl the ceo of united health or luigi?
The better question: who killed more, UH CEO or Benjamin Netenyahu? Because Osama Bin Laden isnt even in the same League. We're in double-digit-percentages of a Hitler here.
If as Anna said, 75,000 die a year from denial of care, would be a thousand in the 5 days between Brian's death and Luigi's capture. And that is from all the health insurance companies I believe.
The horrible truth is violence may not be the answer but it’s completely wrong to say it’s gotten us nowhere. It’s literally given us the great country we have today.
I don’t like it and don’t endorse it but the truth sucks
The horrible truth is that you ramble on incessantly.
Agreed. People who say nothing good comes from violence are in denial.
It's unfortunate but most revolutions throught history came about with violent uprising
Great country? that's laughable. America is comparative to a 3rd world country
@@pr0fess0rbadassall revolutions required communication and a common place of consciousness first.
We have those 2 factors.
We could have a peaceful revolution this time instead.
How do we make the change we need? All the billionaires have tightened their security.
We wont be having more Dec4 events.
Isn't it true that, without this man's act, we wouldn't be talking about the injustice of the healthcare system? I didn't hear Trump or Kamala utter one word about our horrendous healthcare system. Now we are talking about it, and we see that there's broad support for healthcare reform across the political spectrum.
All I am hearing is a bunch of people crying for another freebie from the government when the nation is already $37 trillion in debt. It isn't going to happen.
You can’t condone murder and then expect anyone to believe you care about human beings
@@michaelthelen4750 Boot licking expert.
The whole country is finally united on this . Are we gonna talk about that?.
they did on the main show. odds are they will post a clip of that video soon has well
The left is a murderous cult filled with spoiled brats. No one is going to unite with that
The whole Media called Americans trolls.
@@DragonLove225 and that is the exact reason we feel the same about the news media. All they’ve been doing for past 8 years is repeatedly telling the same old stories. It got old and government policyholders haven’t done anything better about it because THEY don’t listen to the people who they were “suppose” to serve.
Well, some individuals are now serving them their own sauce.
Is there a GoFundMe to find this person a good lawyer?
Or Better Call Saul
He is from a very wealthy Maryland family and will have access to the best lawyers without a GoFundMe page.
@@DeborahMason-t9l He is wealthy but stayed in a Hostel?
I spent the last year watching Anthem slowly murder my husband for profit by denying the medical necessity of lifesaving surgery, then misfiling (almost certainly intentionally) their own paperwork every step of every appeal process to drag it out as his body fell apart in an excruciatingly painful way. I'm very certain they wanted him to die instead of getting surgery to save money and I had no practical recourse beyond spending 10-20h on the phone every week begging for them not to make him die. Anyone who's been through anything like that (a disturbing % of Americans) completely understands how this happened.
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Publish your story in detail ala Me Too movement so that your husband did not die anonymously. A million other people could do this in a day and would go farther for the public consciousness than nasty jokes and sharing memes. Brian has had a BILLION views and comments in a week. You and your husband deserve better than anonymity.
@@shinnyshin7792 Bernie Sanders and medicare for all .
@@shinnyshin7792 I am so sorry for what you & your husband went through. It’s inhuman. And corporate trolls expect us to have sympathy for the CEO s that caused this suffering
"When the rich rob the poor, it's called business. When the poor fights back, it's called violence" - Mark Twain.
A lot of us suddenly want to be jurors in that case
Country with the world's largest military saying "violence gets you no where" lmao
We are really good at rhymes and catchy slogans here in the shining city on the hill, the US of A! Not so good at most other stuff, but we got your pithy, wise slogans down. See our recent election of a lying felon as our new leader of "peace, justice, and the American way"
The term "parasite" refers to "an organism that lives off of, is dependent on, or exploits another organism while giving little or nothing in return-sometimes even to the detriment or death of the host." This description seems fitting for someone like the CEO of UHC, who profited immensely from a system that led to the suffering and preventable deaths of countless people. Being a human doesn’t exempt someone from acting parasitically when their actions exploit and harm others for personal gain.
It’s also important to consider that violence isn’t always overt or physical. The suffering and deaths caused by the healthcare industrial complex (denying people access to care, pricing life-saving treatments out of reach) should also be recognized as violence. While we universally condemn physical violence, why do we often turn a blind eye to the systematic violence that corporations and institutions perpetuate for profit? This selective outrage feels contradictory.
When we say "violence is never the answer," it’s vital to apply that principle universally, including to states and corporations. For decades, these entities have engaged in what could be described as economic and environmental warfare against the working class and the planet itself, often resisting any measures that prioritize human welfare over profit. When people feel trapped and unheard, some might resort to desperate measures, not as an endorsement of violence, but as a tragic consequence of a system that offers no viable alternatives.
The real challenge lies in breaking this cycle. History has shown that meaningful change often comes at great cost through violent means, but if we genuinely want to avoid violence in any form, we must work together to create new, equitable systems that prioritize people and the planet over profit. Ignoring these injustices or relying solely on peaceful protests has never been and will never be enough. The system’s inherent violence against the most vulnerable needs to be addressed, or the status quo will continue to push people toward desperate actions in what they see as self-defense.
P.S: I want to make it clear that my intention here is to share my perspective, not to engage in an endless comment thread that often leads nowhere and risks devolving into unproductive exchanges. For that reason, I will not be responding to comments or engaging further on this topic. Thank you for taking the time to read and consider my thoughts.
Very well said. Violence is the "rock bottom" catalyst that eventually leads to productive communication and then great change. The answer is being proactive and getting to that productive communication without having to hit that rock bottom. Easier said than done, because there is a head over heart philosophy when it comes to business, politics, etc. People need to be shown that REAL leadership manifests by utilizing both, while maintaining healthy boundaries.
@@ansel_ale Like bringing change to our healthcare system ? How silly of us peasants.
Remind me how America became a country. I thought violence was involved , but, that apparently is never the answer.
Hahaha, 'merca! Can we discuss new ideas about a system that doesn't involve colonization and generational wealth? My understanding of the American dream is that of class mobility. That doesn't exist anymore and so the first step is to pull down corporations at any cost. Can we talk about "passive" deaths?
He had 5 days to get rid of the gun, outfit, fake ids, and masks. This doesn’t make sense at all
He wanted to get caught
He wanted to be caught duh. Had a whole manifesto and everything.
I think he low key wanted to get caught. He wanted to be known. He wanted the fame and notoriety.
@@rodblues6832 agreed!
This “suspect in custody” news update is just a cover up to shut the public up! NYC ain’t got their facts together just yet. They are going thru their same old rolladesk narrative of “finding” the suspect to close the case; the “suspect in custody” doesn’t even match the live footage of who they say is the shooter.
Complete BS. Maybe NYC Police did a AI photo op on all the footages or photos cuz both males don’t look nothing alike.
and what's with the monopoly money?
In the bigger picture, he declared war on American capitalism
He's educated, articulate, from a well off family, has a moral compass.
Everything the opposite of the healthcare business.
Biden should pardon him.
Biden wants to protect CEOs like United Healthcare. You think he would pardon this guy! Lmao
Biden should address the problem with health insurance companies and their systemic violence.
Biden is not on the people's side.
See. That's why I'm not a McDonald's person.
it was bad enough they let tRump behind the counter and handle food...NASTY
Great news, we've finally caught and identified the strongest 2028 presidential candidate.
@@godsgod1677 BERNIE SANDERS
The oppressed don’t get sad when the oppressor dies. Just sayin…
Crazy that a McDonalds employee without health insurance or not even earning enough to afford coverage is simping for the for-profit health insurance industry.
McD employee was a boomer hoping for the FBI NYPD 60K. He wants to retire and die, which he can't do while working minimum wage.
@@marybarton2011 If he is a boomer he is late to the party and since he is working at McDonald's at his age, well enough said.😅😅
McD's is also the company that simped for tRump letting him cosplay working and handling food. never want anything from there again.
Most civilized countries have free healthcare.
No we pay higher taxes and have also private healthcare which is always better and less waiting time. America has the best healthcare in the world because of your private healthcare. Doctors and nurses go to America to make money and will leave tomorrow if that changes. They will find other countries to live in and make more money.
He's clearly Guilty!!! Sentence him to 10 hrs community service and a $50 fine.
You mean $50 deductible?!
@@macdaddynick1751 Ha ha ha !!!!! The wit that I've seen on these comment threads are great!!!!
@@civus more like, he already served his sentencing on that date of mission!
well the insurance companies don't care if you're right wing or left wing when they deny your claim for profits
Had Luigi not popped Brian Thompson we all wouldnt have realized that everyone in this country HATES american privatized health insurance. Before Luigi, none of us had a place to share our experiences on social media about the poor quality healthcare and suffering we and our loved ones had to endure. Before we all just accepted it and now we all see it’s BS. Just like our justice system, if you have a lot of money you will be healthier and live longer. If you are poor, you will remain poor and there is a good chance you will die. Its that simple Cenk. No one should have to rely on crowd funding to save the life of their parent, family member and watch them deteriorate because they cant afford a life saving surgery that was denied by people like Brian Thompson. Im a caregiver of 4 yrs for my father who had a stroke 4 yrs ago. Im a victim of medicare supplemental insurance denying claims for my father and the amount of stress put on me to sit on the phone all day fighting a denied claim is abhorrent!!
If violence doesn't solve problems, how did the United States come to be? They asked Britain nicely that they wanted independence?
Eat the rich
His actions are comparable to those of snipers in the military-precise and calculated. However, this goes much deeper. The CEO controlled hundreds of millions of health insurance accounts, wielding immense power and the ability to influence countless lives. We cannot ignore his attempts at insider trading and potential negligence in his role. This situation demands a thorough investigation, as its impact on the health insurance industry could be far-reaching.
Tragically, cancer patients, children, parents, and families have suffered or even lost their lives due to the crippling costs of care. If we, as U.S. citizens, don’t take a stand, meaningful change will never happen. Sadly, it took a crisis like this to bring these issues to light.
Exactly…
Violence is never the answer except that it has been in nearly every revolution stemming from inequality in the history of the world. I don’t want that but I don’t understand why you think now would be different than at any other point in the past
People are clutching their pearls over the fact that many people are not shedding a tear over the dead CEO but where is the outrage for when health insurance corporations brag about record profits whilst simultaneously denying 1/3 of all claims? Vigilante justice on its own doesn’t solve anything but it’s a bit disingenuous to act as though this hasn’t sparked an important conversation and created some unity between working class people from both sides of the political spectrum. Sometimes peacefully talking and pleading for change isn’t enough. People have been begging for change for ages and nothing has been done. The billionaires and corporations are killing people by hoarding resources and doing everything in their power to get in the way of our governments funding universal services for people because it threatens their profits. Every day, regular people are afraid to get sick because they know they’ll either be denied care or if they do receive care, they’ll be ruined financially. I’m okay with billionaires and corporations being scared. It might be the only thing that will bring about change.
They are going further than that though. They are literally leaving that McDonald's bad reviews.
I'm tellin' y'all, that's NOT Luigi! That's Superman!
I'd recognize him anywhere, even without his cape.
Superluigi 😮
Leave Robin Hood alone.
"Violence never goers anywhere." A bold statement to make in a country that was founded on a violent revolution. So violent that they baked in a right to bear arms in to the constitution. I'm sure the British Empire would have appreciated those sentiments back then.
America was not founded on murder
THIS THIS THIS!!
@@peaceandllovEven worse. It was founded in geno cide.
The book "How nonviolence protects the state" by Peter Gelderloos is available for free on Audible Anarchist's RUclips channel. Since these absolute charlatans want to claim "violence never does anything positive".
They will never look for your killer. Just keep that in mind.
The part that fustrates me is all the man power and resources put into this one case, mean while people get shot every day and no one cats a eye.
Luigo not guilty on all counts.
Sad to see a young man throw his life away, but I remember JFK's chilling warning, which is in the title of my novel.
"Those who make peaceful change impossible, make violent change inevitable"
Aint no body never herd of yo novel. Nur finna read it.
@@bobcornwell403 Don’t think his life will be thrown away… most of the American population is tired of the BS and it’s clear that some individuals were ready to make the inevitable change.
See, that's why you never eat at McDonalds.
I’m a type one diabetic, I am the cash cow of the healthcare industry. They treat me like a cash cow too- all my medicine all my speciality care have gone up under republicans and democrats. Why should I be required to feel pity for the CEO who treated me as nothing more than a bonus? The system is broken the aristocrats won’t fix it so now the peasants should fix it.
Preach it. Every time my friend talks about their medical bills it burns me so bad. they are a hairs breadth from being disabled and have to work two jobs and drive when it;s dangerous for them to do so, just to pay for insulin and all the other stuff they could get for meer dollars in some cases if they just lived in a country that didn't practice what's basically CRIMINALISM instead of capitalism.
Your assessment that violence is never the answer is just wrong. If that were true we'd still be a British Colony and bitching about the taxes on tea and stamps. Are we to the point where violent overthrow of the corporate oligarchy is necessary? Maybe not but it sure seems to be coming closer and closer.
When Voting Doesn't Work ...
@@TeresaElainePhoenixArizona , the jury box is the next step.
Maybe your country would be in better shape if it was still under British rule. your country is a mess.
It’s not right wing left wing. Right and left are united. It’s up vs down.
The woman at McDonald’s probably doesn’t even have health insurance
I’m scared for her. She’s going to regret this. She probably thought she was doing the right thing.
"Violence is never the answer"...apparently the Civil War, The French Revolution & The Haitian Revolution shouldn't have happened then.
And Anthem wouldn't have reversed its policy on anesthesia coverage.
Why is it wrong to call the CEO what he was? 🤷🏾♂️. It is his own actions that made him a p@rasite. There are no lies here.
What I'm seeing is many/most Americans struggling to make it at all. Never mind getting ahead. Then they can't get decent medical coverage. I make 95k a year, paid off home, empty nester and even I can't afford a vacation. I can't imagine what most are enduring. I totally get it. I debate this with my well-to-do friends. If I'M ok, whats the problem? is most of their attitudes. But I was young once and if I had to start out in this economy I'd be pissed as hell. Somethings got to give.
Wait until Don and his stooges in Congress vote out the Affordable Care Act, which gave health coverage to over 30 million people who never had it before, then throw out Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other benefit programs, as they are promising to do. Then what.?
Clarence Darrow said "I never wished death upon a man, but I have read some obituaries with Great Pleasure"
Cenk I understand your reluctance to refer to enemies as bugs or whatnot, but these health insurance companies literally inserted themselves into the relationship between healthcare practicioners and their clients and extracted money from both sides. if that isn't the textbook definition of a parasite, I don't know what is.
You're spot on.
How can people peacfully change the system when private health care companies are major donors to both main parties?
Im all ears.
They can't, which Luigi pointed out in a book review - although not the purpose of this video, I did read the book review: ruclips.net/video/dVur37sMSfk/видео.htmlsi=Goo6F-TvraEW3pU6
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." John F. Kennedy. We need to turn our anger into peaceful action and reform our Public Health system. RFK Jr. wants to get the corporate capture out of our Public Health agencies and rebuild the system. ACT: contact your Senators and tell them to confirm the nomination of Robert Kennedy as HHS Secretary. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.
But before this, Blue Cross was going to deny my hand reconstructive surgery AND shoulder reconstructive surgery claims both because of their new anesthesia statute. NOW, they're NOT going to deny my claims, so the last five years of apprenticeship solely for the sake of surgery, have NOT been for nothing. So don't tell me it's not the answer, when it's the only thing that has EVER worked so far.
Saying it's not the answer, only works under circumstances where something else might work. It's called desperation. We continue to try and vote in a progressive, but the DNC denies their base and installs corporatists to go and lose the general election to an opportunist fear monger every time. Corporate rule has ONE solution until someone comes up with another way.
Go tell Robin Hood it's not the answer. This man got my insurance company to do the right thing; a singular accomplishment. From where I'm standing it looks like the ONLY solution so far. Washington put up those walls, and Washington can carve out a better alternative. And they will. When they realize the alternative is literal heads literally rolling.
We all know how self centered people are. The more inclined a person is to acquire wealth/power on the backs of others, the more sociopathic that person is by proxy. YOU think of something else that will pry their old selfish hands off the profit motive. Until then, this is the only thing that has ever done ANYTHING for us, and people definitely noticed. So what we need right now is that elusive alternative to violence everyone is always saying is better. WHAT alternative is better than the last, most desperate option. Your logic does not stand on its own weight.
“Parasite” is also an adjective used to describe people that exploit others. The movie “Parasite” isn’t calling the people bugs or insects or trying to dehumanize.
Cenk doesn't know how to use a dictionary
"Violence is not the answer" is not historically accurate, because it's not just about reforming healthcare, but reforming a system of government that exists to support corperate profits.
bingo
So what are we supposed to do? you write your representatives, and they have automated responses. we get thoughts and prayers while they get profits. This is the inevitability of not listening to the people. we didnt want it to get to this point but we've been screaming about it for decades, they will bleed us out until we wont take it anymore
You hit the nail on the head !! There is no good recourse with companies today, they block us with automation, delays, bureaucracy, denials. Reform is badly needed but lobbyists with money rule
I wish I could see the system's reaction when they remembered they need to find a jury for this man.
Biden should pardon this guy
Amazing how hard they work when its a member of the aristocracy that got got.
Yes! I think that same day or around those days, 2 teens got staved in NYC one died, the reason? They were asked if they speak English, they said no, they got stabbed; not much has been done to find the suspects. So there is that.
Was thinking the same thing. All of these police resources going into this would never be allowed for just a random average Joe that gets gunned down in the south bronx.
Of course? Because that's a very important person in our society. Wouldn't we expend more police energy to find the assassin of the President than a homeless person? Duh.
@@kangaroomax8198 The constitution would say you're wrong and yes we would... in a perfect world where we live up to our ideals.
@@usuallyroamingrob7731@usuallyroamingrob7731 The Constitution would not say I'm wrong. "All men are equal" refers to the rights you are granted, not where police put their effort.
That doesn't even make sense. Yes, it is obviously a much bigger deal and has bigger implications for the world if the CEO of one of the largest insurance providers is killed versus some random bum nobody knows about.
All people have equal rights, but you're not all equally important. DUH
boycott that specific McD's
“Please don’t call anyone parasites “ gimme a break🙄 nothing else has worked with this healthcare system so I understand where he’s coming from.
If the CEO of a company increases profits by denying coverage/service to a paying customer, not only have they stolen from the customer, they have also in many cases caused that customer's suffering and death. I think calling someone like that a parasite isn't at all dehumanizing, i think it is an understatement, Cenk.
This 100%
Shout out to Luigi Mangione.
Your shoutout is for hatred.
Shoutout to my homie brian Thompson
How do ordinary people fix a system which is SO utterly corrupt and protected without resorting to violence. France had a violent revolution because the ordinary citizens was denied any and all legitimate ways to change the status quo which had been imposed upon them by the rich elite.
Sorry Cenk but you’re talking bollocks. The ordinary citizen could scream injustice until they were blind and the rich would still refuse to listen because the of the profit motive making them deaf to reason. Alas I do understand WHY you’re saying what you’re saying and I don’t blame you.
BOYCOTT McDonald's
You know what else helps Authoritarian figures? Playing by the rules while they ignore them. So when our representatives start matching energy, citizens won't feel compelled to take things into their own hands. Don't lecture us, don't condescend to us when our representatives purposely let us down.
When media personalities say "think about the CEOs family" why should i? They didnt think about the families of the people they victimised through the health care system. The CEOs family directly benefitted from this, i didnt hear them say publically "think about your customers family dad" yeah i dont feel an ounce of sympathy. If the issues arent addressed and you continue gas lighting the entire country then its right to say they deserve whats coming to them . Lets hope this isnt the end.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
@blackmichael75 I vehemently disagree friend.
“Didn’t achieve anything” but got you guys talking.
I hope the jury doesn't convict him, if they let him get that far.
What an embarrassment of a news cast...
This is why they've lost so many viewers.
"Deny. Defend. Depose"
*_- Luigi Mangione_* ✊🏾
"A nation of sheep beget a government of wolves"
I saw this on Oliver Anthony's guitar.
That's not the suspect! His twin brother Mario is the evil one!
We shouldn't have to resort to violence to get things, I agree with that. But whats sad is that none of our rights came from peace... just saying.
And at this rate, our rights arent being respected without violence either. People are still dying from this, there's no change from the way hospitals operate or how other insurance companies work. they just want to beef up security, weather the storm, wait for it to blow over and keep making money off our corpses.
The McDolands employee who snitched on him will regret it after his insurance claims get denied.
I don’t condone violence either. Question, were the Americans under rule of the crown justified in rebellion & fighting ( & killing) the British army? Violence is obviously sometimes justified. No news shows on any type of platform can say they support justified violence, they would lose everything.
You can’t bake a cake without breaking a few eggs
French Revolution is not a time period, it is a constant struggle
When nothing works.
Everyone talks about health care infrastructure migrants but when in office it's Israel Ukraine Taiwan. All but America.
And who pays ? We do.
Let them see there are consequences. Enough
FREE LUIGI!!!!
I feel like this incident is a failure of our politicians...on both sides...how long has single payer or universal health care been what the American people have wanted??? No excuse for murder but it's a hot pot boiling over!!!!
I wont work for anyone offering United Healthcare moving forward.
Damn, Corporate got to them, too.
I think they would tell us not to hurt the British in 1775 at this point.
Jury nullification!!
Right?!
“I was always willing to be reasonable until I had to be unreasonable. Sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things.”
― Marvin Heemeyer
then stop dehumanizing the people who need healthcare by skyrocketing the prices of things like insulin that people literally need to live for your financial gain. it goes both ways and the people are sick of politely asking and we will start to take a stand for ourselves against corruption.
Insurance companies shouldn’t stand between doctors and patients
Trump needs to pardon that man
Insurance and healthcare CEO’s don’t care about life or the lives of their customers. These CEO’s will and have let thousands of people either suffer or pass away to save a few bucks.
Talk and legalalities get us no where. This guy within 24 hrs got Blue Cross Blue Sheild retract their anaesethia time limits. Maybe it takes violence to get their attention and get things changed. hum....
Why should i feel bad. Both parties refuse to help us with this problem. If you won't listen to the people in any way, what do you expect to happen.
What problem is that? Be a responsible adult and buy adequate insurance from a reputable company. It really isn't that difficult.
@@michaelthelen4750 wow man, that's an awesome idea. and those homeless people... should just buy a house??
Please stop conparing him to the unabomber , Ted was socially awkward extremely bright but socially he didnt belong in harvard at fifteen this guy was nice and normal intil the healthcare system broke him .
We're finally united.
A lot of people are all talk and do nothing. All the talk has achieved nothing. At least now we are all talking about it and the CEOs now know they won’t be missed by the masses they stiffed.
You moan about vigilante violence but kids get shot for ringing the wrong doorbell or being in the wrong neighbourhood
free luigi
Why are some people worried about his wife and family, this millionaires don’t care about the families of the people dying because of their greed.
Ana and Cenk are twisting themselves into pretzels, and it's embarrassing to watch!