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    They forgot to mention that his wife and he separated in 2018, keeping it secret for years. It was revealed after his death.

    Not that I think there’s anything bad about being separated/divorced, but it’d be a lie to paint him as a family man.

    I guess his criminal record for drunk driving also doesn’t fit the narrative.

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      Someone else also pointed out there is exactly one photo being passed around of Brian Thompson. You would think they would find more family oriented photos to push the narrative

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      They also made sure to mention that his kids go to public schools. And they’ve never missed a meal or any health care or been cold or hungry or anything. What difference?

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      That’s an interesting date considering we learned about the drunk driving arrest in 2017 recently. Seems like she probably went through a tough time before she finally was able to get a separation.

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      Not that I think there’s anything bad about being separated/divorced, but it’d be a lie to paint him as a family man.

      I’d urge you to reconsider this. Seperating from your partner does not invalidate you from being a ‘family man’ or a good parent. My parents divorced when I was a young age, and both of them remain committed to being attentive and involved parents (and grandparents).

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      Lucky her… she didn’t have to suffer this man for 6 years AND she gets fucking Hella paid. I bet she is partying every fuckin day

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    Oh! Oh! Do Hitler next! Talk about how he served his country in war, how he was a painter and a successful politician and then leave out the “other details” about him.

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    I love how “overseeing $280B of revenue” is supposed to be some indicator of the guy’s goodness. “Wealth = virtue” indeed.

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      Yeah that shit was top of the list not his everyman background or happy family. Shows where this asshole’s priorities lie.

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        not his everyman background or happy family

        He’s going through a divorce and his kids hated him. But this isn’t unusual for the “everyman” who climbs over a hill of his neighbors’ corpses to get that brass ring.

        Once you’ve gone from pleb to president, you feel entitled to certain things that only a visit to Little Saint James can provide.

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          To be clear I don’t actually believe that bit about his background. That’s just how the other guy was spinning it.

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    By the same logic, let me introduce you to the story of a young man rising from a failed Austrian artist to a national hero…

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    Anyone who comes from humble beginnings should understand the struggle of the common man, and have empathy.

    If you come from humble beginnings and then work your way up into a position of tremendous power, and then think “I’ve made my fortune now, so fuck the poors” then that’s EVEN WORSE, not better!

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    tl;dr: The beginnings justify the ends. If you’re a teenager thinking about becoming a murderer or rapist later in life, consider learning the trombone.

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    Fuck him even more then. Since he comes from humble beginnings he should know what it’s like not being rich, but he just decided to be a greedy asshole.

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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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    What do you expect from a CFO of mergers and acquisitions? They’re more inhuman than healthcare execs, if that’s possible, since their entire job is to buy companies and fire people, thus leaving them completely without insurance.

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

    This changes everything.

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    It’s a bizarre thing to detail the man’s entire life EXCEPT the part that was evil as if it somehow is irrelevant.

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      “He grew up working class and then betrayed his roots. What a swell guy!”

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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.