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    world’s most important companies

    That’s hilariously American defaultism considering most of the world doesn’t need companies like UHC

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    Mussolini interned at a bakery one summer and attempted to learn the harmonica, you judgemental monsters…

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    I read a comment the other day that’s stuck with me, I can’t remember the precise wording but it was something like:

    “Every cent spent on this man’s funeral was made on the back of someone else’s”

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    I didn’t have any sympathy for him until I found out he played basketball and the trombone.

    This changes everything.

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    When it’s your job to profit off of human misery, don’t be surprised when you find out what human misery feels like.

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      I think if he had any personal friends who thought he was a good person the media would have made time for them to speak up about it. But only other rich executives have.

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        Even if you are a good friend, why muddy your name by associating your self with him now?

        You ain’t gonna get any of that 10 million per year salary he earned.

        His wife and children will and they are smart to avoid publicly.

        This whole story highlights that when given a chance, peasants will turn on their masters.

        But the elites got police doing show of force photo shoots to send a counter message?

        Who are they intimidating? A guy like luigi, will execute anyway, rest of us limp dick cucks will still shit post in his support.

        The entire circus actually is feed the shit posting even more. Emperor has no clothes.

        With that being said, they will fuck us over even harder for this.

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          It was said he didn’t live with his wife and kids. If true, of course they’d STFU.

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          Reading this feels like I’m at the bar. Kinda agree with the sentiment though.

          🍻 Cheers to you

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    Gang you are missing the point. Thompson worked really hard from humble beginnings to become the absolute best at being a horrible human being. That’s gotta count for something, right? /s

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    Wasn’t there a reddit post about this guy and how he was like a womanizer or something and he and his wife have been separated for years, basically saying this guy wasn’t the pillar of humanity the media was making him out to be? If there was a post, was any of that true?

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    Got rich trampling over as many people as possible then died by gun violence. A true blue american boy

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    So ambitious small town guy with no empathy or ethics moved up the chain until he profited off the pain and suffering of others. I’m sure many of these trash humans trying to praise him have never had to worry about how they were going to stay alive. You notice they are all just like him. Trash.

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    I have good memories of Brian Thompson. grabs a pipe for a good solemn smoke

    Why I remember when he was there on a cross next to Jesus himself, comforting the poor messiah. He actually got into the business hoping that less people would die of crucifixion related injures. It’s why he declined so many people, the money had to be there so that if they crucified Christ again his old friend would recover this time.

    No I’m just fucking with you. Brian was a mass murderer and his passing is not mourned, not even by the billionaires. They don’t give a shit about Thompson, they’re just worried they could be next.

    Also is that really his picture? I’m not one to judge people for their appearances, but I’m not sure they could find a douchier looking picture of him if they tried.

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        He was innocent I tell you, he was just drinking a nice bottle of water to keep his hydration up. So it turned into wine at some point, why should we lock a man up for witnessing the miracles of our Lord and Savior…

        …God I wish I believed in God…

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          Anyone can drink and drive, but it’s so “pedestrian”. You can only cut short like what, 50-60 lives. It takes a special talent to hurt or kill millions