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Jimmy Kimmel is a late night host and comedian, why are we bringing people that are clearly political talking heads into the thread as a comparison. If they work for FoxNews or MSNBC, they probably are political. Nobody is accusing democrats of supporting the CEO murder more than republicans.
Lol fair, I don’t watch him, ban Jimmy Kimmel audience reaction from the discussion.
www.pewresearch.org
I want to push back on this because he wouldn't be a sex symbol if he looked like the Uni-bomber. My sense is people are so focused on how good looking he is that they're ignoring the reality of what he did. That's not to say there aren't people making him a hero, but the killing isn't what makes him attractive to many.
If you want to throw another one in there...how about the "Crime of the Century" in NYC in 1907. Thaw has his supporters for protecting "womanhood". To your point, I don't think its a surprise there's support nor do I think it really says anything about society besides highlighting the "of the day" issue that supporters "of the day" issue can attach themselves.
Not sure about this. I'd say the "bad boy" image is extremely attractive to many
That could play a role in it, but I still think the 'murderer' aspect is too removed for many. At least I hope it is.
I mean, if there was an actual video of him assassinating the guy, it might jog peoples memories.
We’re in the demographic with the lowest approval of Mangione. Do middle aged (and older) people have a better moral compass, or do we just relate better to the CEO?
Other than the murder part, I like what I've read about the kid fine.
Other than the murder and rape part John Wayne Gacy seemed like a nice guy. Good neighbor,quiet, friendly, was a birthday party clown.
I was mostly kidding.
I was certainly being hyperbolic, to make a point. But you’ve now thrown me with the “for a cause” point. The person/s who murder JFK or MLK “did it for a cause” too, so did the unibomber. So I’m not really sure there much of a difference honestly.
Those are similar to Luigi. I don't have to agree with the cause, but there's an underlying motive rather than just being nutso.
People who bomb abortion clinics and assassinate doctors are doing it for a cause too. So did Dylan Roof. Most school shooters are motivated by something or another.
What am I missing? Who is confused?
It's the murder, isn't it?
I had the same reaction. I don't like perp walks in general, and this one was especially stupid.
Much like the suggestion of societal deterioration into a murderous mob, I think insurance discontent is overstated.
I was an insurance agent and sold health policies, so I am definitely biased. Are there issues with insurance? Yep. Would everyone being covered by Medicare solve the issues? Heck no. My wife had serious health issues in 2017-2018 where the medical bills ran over two million dollars. She had $7,000 deductible per year, and the insurance company paid everything else... no issues. ($2,000,000 medical bills negotiated down to just over $1,000,000 by the insurance company).
We're not really discussing "better" though, right? This guy murdered somebody in cold blood as infinite others have murdered infinite others. He's equally bad with all of those.
Our healthcare system is gross, no doubt. But it’s multifaceted in its grossness, with insurers taking just one slice of the bloated pie.
The 66.5% figure is misleading.
Living beyond one's means - 44%
Ouch, that one sucks. Help someone else out financially and end up bankrupt yourself.
I think millennials are the majority of SNL viewers
I'm going to guess a high overlap with Kimmel viewers.
He may have a point with this, the perp walk with the mayor was actually insane
