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[–] jake_jake_jake_@lemmy.world 149 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

they should just say "government monitoring everyone"

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 58 points 2 weeks ago

Snowden told us over decade ago but here we are

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 131 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

If the government thinks health insurance companies are the only systemic failures that drive people to violence, I suspect they will have a rude awakening in the next four years.

[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 60 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There are an increasing number of radicalizing events continuing to happen and it's only going to ramp up.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You mean like the president giving pardons to cop killers?

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And the actual president going full nazi on day 1?

The United States has history lessons for what to do when dealing with nazis.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 15 points 2 weeks ago

Unfortunately this chapter is "elect them".

[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As a non American, on boy what did he do now.

[–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 16 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Elon Musk did two Nazi salutes in a row at the inauguration

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Which the crowd cheered for, keep in mind.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 15 points 2 weeks ago

There are people on Lemmy and Reddit trying to gaslight people calling it a nazi salute. It’s sharp, clear, and definitely a nazi salute.

Apartheids child is excited and saluting as such.

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[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

Let’s pardon every cop killer.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

President Musk b saying hi!

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[–] Naia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

So, I think that lost will be so long it's basically "everyone".

For the average person, even among conservatives, nobody likes their health insurance. Even if they've had a good experience with theirs, they know peoe who haven't.

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[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 117 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, didn't Snowden already leak that they were monitoring everyone?

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

People keep getting surprised like they are fish. People are stupid. Most keep saying they have nothing to hide. Let them find out.

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[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 54 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We already know the NSA is keeping tabs on everyone

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago
[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 2 weeks ago

Monitor me and go fuck yourselves. The American health insurance system is evil. Their servants are enablers of evil.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 48 points 2 weeks ago

That would be almost everyone. I can tell you that most patients I see (mostly) love, like, or are ok with their staff (doctors, nurses, ancillary) while disliking the company, management, etc.

I think, since COVID, the general public is more in tune with how things work. I can hear both patients and family asking, or directly asking me, things like “How many patients does each nurse have?”

That question alone speaks volumes on how well they understand what’s happening. And they won’t, typically, blame the nurse for shitty service, but corporate instead.

Same thing on the clinic end of things. Patients ask how much time each doctor is allowed per patient. Again, that speaks volumes on how well they understand what’s really happening with their care. The rationing of healthcare, not just by monetary coverage, but by trained personnel is understood.

Allowing a doctor only 10-15min per patient such that anyone who is late gets dropped and has to wait another 3 months to get in is working as intended.

Having a nurse take 7 patients such that there is only a few minutes per hour per severely ill patient is working as intended.

Patients and their families are asking the right questions. They understand, these last couple years, how the rationing of car is occurring in person, in addition to the denial of monetary coverage. It is ALL rationing of care.

The difference is whether or not it’s spoken verbally in an office or hospital vs typed out on Lemmy or elsewhere. If they really want to track disgruntlement, they should start recording ED, urgent care, and clinic waiting rooms.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Okay.... That's only the entire country

[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 weeks ago

Hey! Be honest!

It's not only just this country. People outside of this country who hear about it also hate it.

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 weeks ago

Well, they have their work cut out for them.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 weeks ago

Monitor deez nuts.

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You don't engage with them. Don't file complaints. You don't publicly announce your hate for them on social media. Don't "build up to it" with petty crimes.

You keep your nose clean. Go to school. Get a job. Keep your invasive thoughts to yourself. Live a normal life.

Then one day, you can execute a CEO in the street and nobody will be around to stop you. Go straight to a 5-star wanted level and run.

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Government monitoring individuals that point out negative aspects or their societies/countries

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can say anything but the truth

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

*or any of the following:

  • Comparisons of the current governance system with failed historical systems
  • "Cisgender" and other slurs
  • Disparaging comments towards executive branch government officials
  • Disparaging comments towards individuals with a net worth exceeding $250 million.
  • Criticisms of companies incorporated in any State except Oregon and which are owned in excess of 51% by any American citizen.
  • Criticisms of companies directly owned in part or in whole by a member of the executive branch or their relatives within 3 generations.
  • Publuc or public-accessible discussion of lobbying.
  • Dissemination of woke ideas both in private and public.
[–] KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol 11 points 2 weeks ago

Gotta love democracy right?

[–] Lennnny@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

It's me, hi, I have negative views of health insurance companies, it's me.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 25 points 2 weeks ago

So, government monitoring everyone who isn't rich.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They should spend their effort fixing the egregious problems

[–] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 weeks ago

They profit too much to see it as a problem

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Power concedes nothing without a demand. The demands will have to come from a resurgence of labor militancy.

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[–] ef9357@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why aren’t they monitoring billionaires? They’re the ones committing murder on a mass scale.

[–] Prpl@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 week ago

Because they are paying them not to.

[–] nunzilla@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

👋 I've always wanted to meet my NSA handler

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well here we go!

So-called "Healthcare" insurance companies are parasites that should be dealt with like we deal with tapeworms.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So most Americans are being monitored?

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Didn’t Snowden already establish that?

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, but the government now is admitting to it

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[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Your insurance doesn't cover that.

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[–] sakuragasaki46@feddit.it 15 points 2 weeks ago

"negative" in quotes

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 weeks ago

Lol what a bunch of A-Holes

[–] sumguyonline@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

They've been monitoring me the better part of my life, at this point I'll fight them to the death if they ever have the nuts to actually show their face. You don't push people as long as they have without severe repercussions.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

With a single picture of the earth taken from space?

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