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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.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (4 children)

law enforcement has been circulating their own typed copy of the manifesto because it's based off of hand written notes. I'm not sure if any journalists have seen a photo or the original "manifesto"

Reddit and mainstream media's censorship of this story is all about controlling the narrative.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've seen people get murdered on Reddit. Why aren't they removing those videos?

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The site that hosts literal snuff videos from wars?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Those just glorify the military industrial complex - this event broke the cardinal rule of being effectively anti-capitalist.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

the manifesto is fake anyways. the NYPD wrote it and y’all just believe anything they tell you. fucking monopoly money? that’s some batman villain shit only a blue blood could think of.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

CEOs be circling the wagons rn

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Be a real shame if someone posted it here

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

“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 #1 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 has 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.”

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

Silly greedy pig boy

[–] [email protected] 181 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Possibly.

Unless there's an independent, non-government funded, reputable handwriting expert to examine the writing, and compare it to any known writings he made (example: his handwriting in school assignments), I'm gonna be sus of this.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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)

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And as far as Manifestos go, it's really more of a postcard.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Yeah, they keep calling it a 3 page manifesto. One of the people interviewed said it's just 3 pages with writing on them, not like paragraph after paragraph for 3 pages.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Kids these days, not even an entire book-length manifesto like they used to write. SMH My Head 🙄

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