It’s actually a very common right-wing idea to take anything publicly owned and turn it into a profit-driven private entity. Chances are, if they don’t own that entity, someone they know does. When the contract goes over budget, you know they’re enjoying the spoils.
Even if it’s owned by nobody they know, at least it’s profit-driven enough to bribe politicians for better contracts.
“Dems are bad” is not a good counterargument to “republicans are worse.” Choose the lesser of two evils.
“Moment of aggression” is an interesting point, especially when the aggression is drawn out over a period of months. If someone puts an explosive collar on your neck, then every moment until the collar is disarmed should count as a moment of aggression.
I will accept that the attack was not proportional, but not in the way you think. The initial aggression took thousands of lives, drawn out over an agonising amount of time. Luigi took one, and it was quick.
The message was supposed to change how healthcare is dealt with, and to save lives as an extension. The hope is that one of the thousand will accept the message and change their behaviour to protect themself. It’s the same as the hope that a punch will make your attacker stop punching you. That punch is self-defence, even if it doesn’t work.
Final note? The fact that “stop letting innocents die for profit” is political says a LOT.
Health care executives sentence millions to death because saving their lives isn’t profitable. If you kill someone attempting to take your life, that’s self-defence.
I am on board with promoting self-defence as a form of political action.
If you and Elon disagree about something, just assume he’s wrong about it. If you both agree on something, THEN you might be mistaken.