Luigi Mangione Isn’t a Hero – He’s a Symptom of the U.S. Healthcare Apocalypse

UnitedHealthCare (UHC) CEO Brian Thompson is dead. Shot and killed by a man named Luigi Mangione, and now people are falling over themselves to make Mangione out to be some kind of folk hero.

Let’s get one thing straight: Luigi Mangione isn’t a hero. He’s a flaming symptom of everything wrong with this godforsaken healthcare system. If America’s healthcare weren’t such a sick, dystopian joke, maybe Brian Thompson would still be alive. Maybe Luigi wouldn’t have been pushed to the brink. But here we are, soaking in this cesspool of corporate greed and vigilante fantasies.

Sure, UHC deserves every ounce of our rage. These jackasses deny claims faster than you can say “out-of-network.” They rake in billions while people ration insulin and die because they can’t afford a check-up. If anyone symbolizes the soulless, money-grubbing decay of healthcare, it’s Brian Thompson. But let’s not kid ourselves—murder isn’t justice. It’s just one more f***ed-up chapter in this hellhole of a story.

So why are people putting Luigi Mangione on a pedestal? Probably because we’re so damn broken as a country, we confuse desperation for heroism. Yeah, Luigi pulled the trigger that killed Brian Thompson, but he didn’t kill the real monster. That monster—the system that prioritizes profits over lives—is still alive and kicking, laughing all the way to the bank.

And let’s not give the corporate media a free pass, either. They’re already gearing up to spin this into a story about “deranged individuals” and “threats to our CEOs,” instead of taking even one goddamn second to reflect on why people are this furious. Because let’s face it, when you make life-or-death decisions for millions and treat people like ATM machines, someone’s eventually going to lose it. Doesn’t make it right, but it sure as hell makes it inevitable.

Here’s the real deal: Brian Thompson’s death solves nothing. Healthcare in this country is still a blood-soaked racket. UHC still doesn’t give a s*** about your family, your cancer, or your kid’s asthma. If you’re thinking murder is the solution, you’re as deluded as the corporate suits who think their profits are untouchable.

So, what now? Let’s channel this anger where it belongs—burning down the broken system with policy, protests, lawsuits, and relentless public pressure (metaphorically, people, don’t get any ideas). Let’s put these corporate ghouls on trial in every way that counts. Let’s build a system where no one’s left desperate enough to think violence is the answer.

Because if you think Luigi Mangione fixed anything, you’re dead wrong. All he did was add another layer of tragedy to an already catastrophic healthcare crisis. And that’s nothing to celebrate.