Kansas City Class War Open Thread: CEO Shooter Suspect Captured

We don't want to dwell on this all day but the aftermath of a high-profile American corporate murder deserves consideration from our blog community. 

Our thesis . . .

Culture war over the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter suspect SHOCKINGLY finds unity amongst both conservatives & progressives over the sordid & backward state of American healthcare. 

In fact, a recent report reveals that right-wing pundits attempting to stir outrage against the left where shut down by their own followers . . . 

"Both Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh harshly condemned liberals for cheering on the assassination in respective episodes of their eponymous podcasts, titled "The EVIL Revolutionary Left Cheers Murder!" and " Why The Left Is Really Celebrating The Murder Of A CEO."

But their followers disagreed with their criticisms and defended the left, arguing that they felt the same way about Thompson's death and bashing Shapiro and Walsh for being "out of touch" as wealthy media personalities.

And just to add more context . . . Here's the basics on the suspect after the capture . . . 

The suspect nabbed in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is an anti-capitalist Ivy League grad who liked online quotes from “Unabomber’’ Ted Kaczynski — and seethed in a manifesto, “These parasites simply had it coming,” law enforcement sources told The Post.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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After days of searching, police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel last week. The hunt began in the hours after Brian Thompson was gunned down on the sidewalk early Wednesday morning, with the suspected shooter slipping away from the scene and riding a bike to Central Park before taking a taxi to a bus depot that offers service to several nearby states.

Developing . . .