Summary
Reddit is removing posts linking to Luigi Mangione’s manifesto, citing its longstanding policy against content related to violent acts.
The manifesto, tied to the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has sparked online fascination and debate.
While Reddit allows discussion of the manifesto within its rules, posts linking to its full text—shared on Substack by journalist Ken Klippenstein—are being removed, angering users.
Critics accuse Reddit of selective moderation, as some sympathize with Mangione’s frustrations over the U.S. healthcare system, which has come under renewed scrutiny after the incident.
Supposedly his manifesto, we don’t even have enough souces to confirm nor deny its legitimacy because mainstream media doesn’t want to talk about it.
A defense attorney on tictok made a really convincing argument about the wording being inconsistent with a well educated author. She pointed out examples of convoluted language that read more like an average person trying to create what they think a smart and highly educated person would write. I am now convinced that the manifesto was planted.
You know our president elect graduated from a “prestigious” school, right?
I’ve had enough bosses with degrees to know they’ll give them to any old dumbass (especially if they have the right ‘profile’ or connections)
I’m well aware that everyone with a degree from a fancy school isn’t smart or capable. In this case, we’ve seen many examples of the guy’s writing. Moreover, he was valedictorian at his prep school and got an advanced degree in computer science. I think it’s reasonable to conclude that he is smart and well educated.
Took me a minute to find it again. Looks like it was taken down from Ticktok but is up on YouTube https://youtu.be/eIVRA_bIjs0?si=VZDWoMNjB-JU5uC8
Considering reddit now has shareholders to answer to, and also considering u/spez is a greedy little pig boy, this tracks and should be of no surprise to anyone.
The site that hosts literal snuff videos from wars?
Those just glorify the military industrial complex - this event broke the cardinal rule of being effectively anti-capitalist.
Those just glorify the military industrial complex
watching a soldier’s legs get blown up by a drone with 3 dead soldiers around him pick up his rifle and shoot himself in the head isn’t really what I would call a show of glory
It absolutely is. A well balanced person finds such an image revolting (especially if they’ve seen the resulting damage up close) - but there’s a significant number of people who watch that and get gratification from it… sometimes in the form of twisted delight from the novelty - sometimes in a form of dominance/power tripping “Look what ‘we’ can do to those ‘terrorists’”.
It’s fucking sick and I think the fact that Americans will cheer on reels of war while blushing if someone’s boob is briefly visible is a deep condemnation of our society.
i feel privileged to be able to see war footage. this hasn’t really been possible for most of human history. you can look and see the brutality of war and what it really means to “die for your country”
i don’t agree with censoring war videos. i’m glad that reddit abstains from this. i’m certain they will be banning it in the future. in think in near future we will not get any media outside of a giant firewall much like China
I’ve seen people get murdered on Reddit. Why aren’t they removing those videos?
If you look at each wave of subreddit removals, it’s only after it gets sufficient news coverage. That’s why they aren’t removing those videos.
Spaz is worried that people give enough of a shit about him to target him. No one cares about Spez. He runs an internet forum. He has weird dystopian power fantasies where he owns slaves. The dude is a joke.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-for-the-super-rich
No he isn’t.
Let’s not act like bunch of idiots. It’s all about money. If advertisers see posts they don’t like, do you think they want to see their brand next to a post about Luigi?
WE CANNOT BE THIS STUPID. It’s how they win. You might be making that comment as a gag or joke, but many clearly aren’t reading it as such. The answer is ALWAYS money.
