NEW YORK, Dec 11 (Reuters) - In the days since Luigi Mangione was charged with murder for gunning down a top health insurance executive, more than a thousand donations have poured into an online fundraiser for his legal defense, with messages supporting him and even celebrating the crime.
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Most of the messages on the crowd-sourced fundraising site GiveSendGo reflect a deep frustration shared by many Americans over the U.S. healthcare system - where some treatments and reimbursements can be denied to patients depending on their insurance coverage - as well as broader anger over rising income inequality and soaring executive pay.
That’s not the same as condemning him. Just saying.
What is it doing then? (And, follow up question - why is it doing it)
Personally, virtually 100% of the chatter I’ve seen online is pro-Luigi. Rooting him on in his escape/evasion, hoping he doesn’t get caught, or outright praising his actions.
Thus, my point is if the sharpest anti-Luigi commentary the author can find is discussion of his background, that shows he’s pulling at straws to get a ‘both sides’ story when the reality is among rank and file people, there’s a strong near-universal sentiment that Thompson had it coming.
Indeed - sort of creating anti-Luigi commentary, isn’t it.
Coming damn close at least.
Who cares what either of their backgrounds are. One preyed on people for profit, the other is fighting for social equity. It’s how they conducted themselves that matters, not the circumstances of their birth.
I mean, I read that as two class traitors, one of whom did the praxis to show which side he is on.