Progressive lawmakers say the reaction to the UHC CEO killing is a 'wake-up call'
Progressive lawmakers say the reaction to the UHC CEO killing is a 'wake-up call'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the shooting ignited a "mass bubbling of resentment around the precarity that people have been living with."
Summary
Progressive lawmakers view the online praise for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as a sign of deep public frustration with the U.S. healthcare system.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called it a “wake-up call” highlighting resentment over financial and health precarity, while Sen. Bernie Sanders emphasized that anger reflects the belief that healthcare is a human right.
Though all lawmakers condemned the murder, some progressives argue it underscores systemic issues like claim denials.
Calls for healthcare reform have intensified amid public outrage.
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Is it though? Cause a lot of progressives vote like they are asleep. (I say this as a progressive mind you...)
Progressives are the most politically engaged segment in the US, even ahead of evangelicals. Progressives are most likely to vote, to donate, and to volunteer for campaigns. This is true despite the fact that Democrats never give them much to vote for.
Do you mean "Progressives" or "progressives." It's like saying "Democrat" or "democratic." There's a stance and then there's boots on the ground, populist minded, human focused ideology.
When any movement's name is coopted by its uppercase, it's effectively diminished.