Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore cheekily announced that he wanted to “pour gasoline” on the anger over the health insurance industry after this luigi mangione UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has reportedly been shot dead.
The documentarian, whose films have criticized gun violence, health care and the war on terror, condemned the brutal killing — but then declared the unchecked anger targeting medical insurers “long overdue.”
“After the assassination of the CEO of United Healthcare, the largest of the billion-dollar insurance companies, there was an immediate outpouring of anger toward the health insurance industry. Some people have come forward to condemn this anger. I’m not one of them,” Moore wrote on my substack Friday.
“The anger is 1000% justified. It has taken a long time for the media to cover this. This is not new. it’s boiling. And I’m not going to shut it down or tell people to shut up. I want to pour petrol on that anger.
Moore bizarrely claimed that insurance companies and their executives have more blood on their hands than a thousand 9/11 terrorists.
The brutal murder has sparked outrage at the health insurance industry, with many praising the suspected attacker and reveling in the tragedy on social media. A look alike contest It was also held in the Big Apple last weekend before Mangione was caught.
The Oscar winner’s post comes just days after he was seized by police handwritten manifesto-type document From the 26 year old alleged murderer Moore appears to have been referred toAlso accused UnitedHealthcare and health insurance companies of corporate greed.
Mangione wrote that “many have highlighted corruption and greed” in the health care industry.
Moore’s 2007 film “Sicko” attacked America’s health insurance industry and compared it to other Western countries.
“It’s not often that my work gets a five-star review from a real killer,” said Moore, who has made his documentary available on YouTube.
“People all across America are not celebrating the brutal murder of a Minnesota father and two children. They’re crying out for help, they’re telling you what’s wrong, they’re saying this system isn’t fair and it’s not right and it can’t continue. They want revenge. They want justice. They want health care.
The director of “Bowling for Columbine” urged lawmakers to “abolish” the system and provide free, universal health care to citizens.
Mangione, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, is accused of shooting and killing Thompson as the 50-year-old CEO was visiting the Hilton Hotel on Sixth Avenue, where UnitedHealthcare’s parent company was holding its annual investor conference on Dec. 4.
alleged gunman A five-day police pursuit ended when he was taken into custody Monday after an employee at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s recognized him and called police.
Mangione is charged with murder and is being held without bail in Pennsylvania on gun and counterfeiting charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
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