cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/64572229

Listen to Malcolm X if you haven’t. In history, reformation follows revolutionary acts. While there are those who preach peace, there are also those who use violence to achieve peace. Those in power obviously don’t like to shed light on those that may take up violent acts.

I doubt if the french revolution was occuring today that CNN, CBS, The Washington Post, etc, would say anything. And if they did it would be to demonize the acts.

In the wake of the alleged shooting by Luigi Mangione, insurance providers started approving claims, saving lives. I don’t see major networks pointing out that fact.

  • can@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    $1,000,000 of medical care.

    That is something I can’t conceive of and I’m not alone.

    Big numbers are sometimes big for no reason and elimantiong middlemen makes it go down.

    Edit: I’m sorry you went through whatever it was regardless.

    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
      4·
      1 day ago

      If you knew the details it might not be as crazy as it sounds… probably not a million but many thousands I’m sure.

      Yeah it was pretty rough. Most difficult experience of my life. Even family members said for them it was also their most difficult experience.

      • can@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        4 hours ago

        If you knew the details it might not be as crazy as it sounds… probably not a million but many thousands I’m sure.

        I’m sure it was awful and I don’t mean to demimish that in any way. But again, fundamentally no matter the details it’s not something I can truly fathom. No one of any status in my country would accrue millions in medical debt.

        I’m Canadian, our healthcare is flawed in many ways and only looks good when compared to the states’. But even ours, with medications, eyes, dentistry, etc. being excluded from free healthcare, that’s ludicrous.

        Again, not to invalidate what you’ve been through, but to reiterate: it didn’t all have to be that way.

        Sorry, this is a sensitive subject and don’t mean to get intro it this much. I just want you and others to know this isn’t natural or even common

        • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
          2·
          3 hours ago

          Well presumably everyone in Canada has good insurance.

          But regardless of whether you pay out of pocket or not someone is still paying the cost when people need expensive medical care. Hopefully yours is more efficient than ours but time, expertise, hospital beds, supplies… these things are not cheap.