The suspected assassin is being seen a social bandit after shooting a health insurance chief and stating: 'These parasites had it coming'. The response shows the deep anger of a nation that pays more for healthcare than anywhere else in the world
Just over a week ago, nobody had heard of Luigi Mangione and now he's an international anti-hero, a cult obsession, the internet's favourite character. In case you've been living under a rock, Mangione, 26, is the shooting suspect in the assassination of United Healthcare chief Brian Thompson .
I am one of those captivated by Mangione. Many of us who are, are women. His allure is being dismissed as revealing the truth about the cult of celebrity. I think it's deeper than that. He's a figure of fascination and I find his story compelling on a cultural, social and psychological level, often particular areas of female interest.
As he wrote in his manifesto in what has already become his most striking quote: "Frankly, these parasites had it coming." It's similar to the title of a book that keen reader Mangione may have read called Delay, Deny, Defend that's an expose of why unethical health insurance companies don't pay. I sought the book out to order on Amazon, only to find it was sold out and topping the bestseller's list.
Rich kid Mangione is a warped genius, a radicalised loner and follower of Ted Kaczynsky, the Unabomber who killed three people in a decades' long campaign against tech advances he predicted would end human freedom. I see Mangione as more like Arthur Fleck in Joker, which is likely a part of his cult attraction.
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