“Friedrich Engels wrote about the concept of social murder. And Brian Thompson, as the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was engaging in a tremendous amount of social murder.”
Hasan Piker
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- Date
- Platform
- The New York Times, "The Opinions" podcast
- Category
- Justifying violence
- Status
- Live, no apology on record
Context
About the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. In the same conversation he said: "I saw so many people immediately understand why this death had taken place." Quote checked against the episode's YouTube captions.
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