That URL is the username Mangione used on several social media sites. It's remarkably cogent.
Actions, no matter how shocking, seem necessary to awaken a population lulled into accepting this desolation as normal. My manifesto is a desperate attempt to shake the foundations of a world that has allowed itself to be governed by heartless spreadsheets and corporate-led moral arithmetic. When I act, I do so in the name of humanity, not spite.
He's explicitly not excusing acts of violence, but framing them as a kind of inevitable Thermidorian reaction to for-profit models of healthcare services. I don't know what to make of all this.
Look beyond the sensationalism that will inevitably surround my actions—spun by media outlets that rely on shock value. Penetrate the veil and see the underlying disease. Question every assumption about why a pill costs hundreds of dollars, why a specialist is out of reach, or why an insurance claim can be denied with impunity. Challenge every premise that leads to the commodification of health.
I can't say whether this site is genuine (if it's a fake, it was certainly thrown together fast). In the interest of scrutiny, the Wayback Machine has only ever scraped the page today. Not sure if that means this was a ready-to-publish hoax, or if the site was just never indexed because there was no reason for significant traffic before.
I don't know. The language doesn't feel like the same guy who wrote the Klippenstein text. I mean, the post isn't incorrect about its indictment of American healthcare, i just want to see verification before I attribute it to him.
I still think the first "fake" manifesto felt very real. With his skillset I imagine he could launch these things quickly, and/or schedule them in advance.
Deadman switch to hit publish if he doesn't send a code every 24 hours kinda thing I guess isn't too implausible, but until he takes responsibility for it or there is independent verification I'm withholding judgement.
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u/moonstrous 16d ago edited 16d ago
Saw another comment with his full "manifesto" here:
https://pepmangione.com/manifesto/
That URL is the username Mangione used on several social media sites. It's remarkably cogent.
He's explicitly not excusing acts of violence, but framing them as a kind of inevitable Thermidorian reaction to for-profit models of healthcare services. I don't know what to make of all this.
I can't say whether this site is genuine (if it's a fake, it was certainly thrown together fast). In the interest of scrutiny, the Wayback Machine has only ever scraped the page today. Not sure if that means this was a ready-to-publish hoax, or if the site was just never indexed because there was no reason for significant traffic before.