Dec 13, 2024
Luigi Mangione’s manifesto: South Korea's health care system can go down like in US
Luigi Mangione, an engineer and whistleblower, penned this manifesto as a scathing critique of systemic corruption and the excesses of corporate capitalism. Alleging deep-seated exploitation by healthcare giants and the complicit neglect of government systems, Mangione’s words reflect raw frustration with a society that prioritizes profit over people. His defiant declaration sheds light on power imbalances, societal complacency, and the consequences of inaction. Love it or hate it, this manifesto forces readers to confront uncomfortable truths about greed, inequality, and the structures that sustain them.
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| Luigi Mangione. Photo: Altoona Police Department via Getty |
Major outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, and NBC are notably silent on publishing Luigi Mangione’s manifesto. Cloaked in excuses like "ethical concerns" or "security risks," this refusal reflects their broader pattern of gatekeeping controversial ideas. By avoiding this provocative yet essential document, they perpetuate a sanitized discourse that sidelines radical critiques of power structures—precisely the kind of discourse that might disrupt their corporate-backed narratives. Their silence isn’t neutrality; it’s complicity in maintaining the status quo.
Here's the manifesto:
"To the Feds, I'll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn't working with anyone. This was fairly trivial: some elementary social engineering, basic CAD, a lot of patience. The spiral notebook, if present, has some straggling notes and To Do lists that illuminate the gist of it. My tech is pretty locked down because I work in engineering so probably not much info there. I do apologize for any strife of traumas but it had to be done. Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming. A reminder: the US has the most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet we rank roughly 42 in life expectancy. United is the [indecipherable] largest company in the US by market cap, behind only Apple, Google, Walmart. It has grown and grown, but as our life expectancy? No the reality is, these [indecipherable] have simply gotten too powerful, and they continue to abuse our country for immense profit because the American public has allowed them to get away with it. Obviously the problem is more complex, but I do not have space, and frankly I do not pretend to be the most qualified person to lay out the full argument. But many have illuminated the corruption and greed (e.g.: Rosenthal, Moore), decades ago and the problems simply remain. It is not an issue of awareness at this point, but clearly power games at play. Evidently I am the first to face it with such brutal honesty."