Taylor Lorenz: When I Say I Wish Someone Dead, That’s Not Advocating for Them To Be Killed

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LORENZ: "Look, I’m going to say, I’m with the people in the sense that if you have watched a loved one die because insurance has denied them life-saving, essential health care, it is natural to wish that the people who run those systems would suffer the same fate as your loved one. And millions of people across America have have had this experience. So yes, am I — am I — you know, when I say, do I wish someone dead, you know, is that advocating for them to be killed? No, of course not. But am I going to shed tears or have a lot of empathy for somebody that has facilitated the deaths of thousands of innocent Americans through intentionally denying them coverage? I am not going to, you know, weep over it. I do think that loss of life is a tragedy. I’m very against death generally, you know, as a principle. But I think, again, why do we — why do we mourn certain deaths and condone other deaths of innocent, vulnerable people?"