My criticism is of the writing in the OP, and of Kaczynski’s writing, which while contextually relevant, isn’t actually about Thompson or even specifically health insurance.
To answer your question though, I don’t think he gets a pass, ethically. But I also don’t think justice trumps striving for better outcomes in society, and in fact it’s the other way around. This isn’t exactly being contested; the rhetorical focus is on means and results.
That’s fair. I think that makes sense. I don’t expect Mangione to be the next Thoreaux in this regard so I don’t really focus on their writing. It helps insomuch as to glean their thought process but I don’t think it’s particularly relevant. I’m more interested in the ethics of harm reduction but yea, I get what you’re saying
My criticism is of the writing in the OP, and of Kaczynski’s writing, which while contextually relevant, isn’t actually about Thompson or even specifically health insurance.
To answer your question though, I don’t think he gets a pass, ethically. But I also don’t think justice trumps striving for better outcomes in society, and in fact it’s the other way around. This isn’t exactly being contested; the rhetorical focus is on means and results.
That’s fair. I think that makes sense. I don’t expect Mangione to be the next Thoreaux in this regard so I don’t really focus on their writing. It helps insomuch as to glean their thought process but I don’t think it’s particularly relevant. I’m more interested in the ethics of harm reduction but yea, I get what you’re saying