peopleproblems @ peopleproblems @lemmy.world Posts 14Comments 2,388Joined 2 yr. ago
Do you mean the hypocrisy of supporting Ukraine because they were invaded by Russia (twice now) and Israel which has attacked Gaza and Lebanon (and probably more if they get their way).
I guess that one makes a lot more sense to me because Israel has a long complicated history. Ukraine is relatively simple: they were happy to separate from the USSR and the invasion was attempted annexation.
Unless people have their head buried in the sand, Russia has been known to be a Mafia state. Israel, on the other hand, has been so effectively supported in post-world war II propaganda that they even taught us in school that Israel was to become a "safe place" for Jews.
Syria is completely unlike either of those though. It just appears to be a complete clusterfuck
I have a friend in Iowa who said the same thing.
Man this guy really goes places
So that was a long ass article but worth the read.
Obviously the author is one of integrity which doesn't exist in most media. Reading between it all, I noticed there was something that bothered me far more than the Hospital clearly covering it up, or Weiner outright murdering his patients:
The doctors who brought all of this forward and went through appropriate channels were all suppressed.
A non-profit hospital is a start. And I appreciate the "concerns of patient comfort." But there were so many doctors concerned about the standard of care and likely malpractice, yet nothing is able to be done about it? The 16 year old had a massive tumor missed two weeks prior, and Warwick never had cancer to begin with?
Are we talking about corruption of one doctor? Or are we talking about corruption of a whole system? Medicine needs to be science. Since the doctors come together on a consensus that Weiner was not providing standard of care, then the doctors need the authority to remove him from that position.
This has money and power written all over it.
I get the feeling it's the same in most industries. "Upper leadership" is a problem that needs to be dealt with. Not just executives, but it's a start. Management will destroy this planet because that's the best ROI.
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Explains a lot
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"Deny, Defend, Depose" is what was "officially" shared, but it's earily similar to the title of a book 'Deny, Delay, Defend' referring to the insurance company policies to avoid making claim payouts.
In any case, the effect is the same.
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"it's being framed as some opening blow in a broader class war"
I mean the guy did hit the nail on the head. The elite have done so much for so long to keep the masses divided to prevent a class war. The sane thing would be for private companies, especially the healthcare insurance industry, to immediately change their policies before it gets worse.
The pressure has been rising for a long time, and something gave a few days ago. Cats already out of the bag.
Well, considering that Americans have to pay for health insurance in one way shape or form, and it likely comes out of their paycheck every month if they get benefits, no. It's not.
Because we all have to pay an ass load of what we worked for for something we don't necessarily need at the moment, but when we do, we'd really fucking like to.
In 2012 the total bill a relative got for their heart attack (or maybe stroke, I can't remember it was bad) was $2m. Had they not had insurance that covered it, that's how much debt they'd be in. In 2012. Fast forward to now. Yeah, a lot of insurance covers stuff like that. But a lot of people only have the insurance that covers absolutely the bare minimum.
Which is how you end up with people having poor health, subsequent heart attacks, or strokes, etc. Preventative medicine would keep those far rarer than they currently are.
So, no. $50k isn't a lot. Its an insult. It's an insult to the $20k/year people pay for something they can't use. Instead that $20k/year could go to a universal health system where you don't wait until you end up in the ER to get medical care. It's an insult to the people who are saddled in medical debt by denied claims. Its an insult to doctors who give the care a patient needs. It's an insult to the healthy people who understand they aren't invulnerable.
Man just a few days ago I was surprised to hear that the Syrian war was still going on
I can't keep up with it all
To be fair
He did get the steam deck made, so that was kinda cool.
But maybe owning 6 yachts is a little less cool.
Unless the sub and boats were like research vessels he funds, that would be cool
But they aren't.
Why can't billionaires dump their money into funding scientific research? It's not like there aren't scientists out there with plenty of research to be done.
Or even maybe wherever he lives, he could like, fund the entire county school districts for the rest of existence and no one would have to worry about taxes.
Or maybe regularly cancel the medical debt of Valve employees and their families.
Like how fucking hard is it to redistribute your own wealth?
Like fucking Christ, that's the part I don't understand. They complain about taxes and shit at the top, but they do absolutely fuck all to make things better for large swaths of people. Or if they do, it's after they die and $200m gets donated to a university and it prevents next year's tuition from increasing.
I didn't buy DA: The Veilguard because DA 3 was pretty meh. Better than 2, but DA:O was hands down one of the best games I've played. To be honest, I hadn't even heard the woke complaint about it until now.
Avowed, on the other hand, I know nothing about, other than it's existence. Since it was made by obsidian, my interest is increased. Now they've gotten mad about pronouns, and I'm going to watch some stuff on it on purpose.
It was preventable. Entirely. By not having an algorithm deny 90% of health claims. By not denying people the right to health. By not profiting off of literally taking money from people to sometimes pay for sick people.
But no, actually, the problem is he didn't have personal security /s.
Nope lol
Like you said, it's hard to not be on security cameras, and they only shared the video of the attack that had a couple of frames of the upper half of his face. So they are looking for someone with the upper half of their face.
To me it seems like a really dumb idea for the police or news to share that the bullets had "Deny, Defend, Depose" engraved on them. You can't tell me that they wouldn't have known that it would energize everyone like that.
I have to appreciate the skepticism, and of course it could have been a hired hit, or schizo ramblings. But there were other people who were in the area, and I bet they "didn't see anything."
I highly doubt the schizo thing though. Psychosis won't allow someone to be this careful.
The problem with the hitman theory is that it painted a target on all of these executives and board members. Including whoever could have hired the hit. Hell, it could have been a Russian assassin brought in by Trump to stir things up, and it backfired. If that ended up being the case, Trump would then face a lot of opposition from the elite.
To me, it really comes down to the fact that the motive isn't what is important. What's important is that so many millions of people have a motive, and now witnessed vulnerability in the elite that hurt them and killed family or friends.
Everything I got offers for were weapons platforms, fire control systems, or guidance.
The exact same time I was going through these a cruise missile in Yemen hit a school bus full of kids - obviously one American made sold to the Saudis.
My kid wasn't in school yet, but I looked at him, shook my head and said nope. Can't do it. Won't do it. Turns out I do value things other than fun projects and money, and by a huge margin.
The security these people hire aren't the same security you are thinking of.
These are PMCs. PMCs make quite a bit more cash, and have military training to ignore some of that self-preservation.
That being said - it's still a game of numbers.
Well, it was a good statement.
He put the fear in the elite. But clearly not enough.
Yet, they only shared one video.
Interesting isn't it?
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I haven't seen my Grandma in a few years. I'm actually visiting the state next month, but I won't visit her.
She knows why. And my Dad doesnt argue with me about it. He really goes to check on his sister.
I don't tolerate intolerance. This is what happens when Americans do.
And it's open source!