Media outlets are still scrambling to give comprehensible coverage of what they are calling the most baffling, seemingly unmotivated crime story of the century—the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a wealthy white man born on U.S. soil—days after the incident.
  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1761·
    16 days ago

    I want to laugh so hard but

    “Well isn’t it obvious? Due to political and economic disillusionment, people have gone insane and started doing things that don’t make any sense, instead of fearing immigrants and hating women,” said McHarris. “It’s almost as if people are fed up with the billionaire class. But that can’t be it.”

    I know this will be their takeaway pretty much.

    • slampisko@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      15 days ago

      I want to believe, but it’s hard to buy the “nation fed up with the rich” story days after the quintessential rich guy and rich guy buddy was voted president of said nation…

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        162·
        15 days ago

        They were also voted in because the other option was also the establishment. Both sides campaign with the other side being this guy and they both are largely right.