Luigi Mangione, the alleged shooter of the UnitedHealthcare CEO was heavily inspired by the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, according to New York Police Department intel analysis.
Now, Ted Kaczynski's brother David Kaczynski has spoken to NBC News and expressed his views on Luigi's inspiration. He said:
“I think we always have to remember that human motivation is extremely complicated... Many factors go into a person’s motivation that they drastically act like this, and I hope my brother wasn’t a key model for him.”
David Kaczynski expressed deep personal sorrow over the possibility that his brother's violent legacy might have influenced others, like Luigi Mangione, to commit violence. 'It causes me a great deal of personal pain,' he said, reflecting on the potential impact of Ted Kaczynski's actions on others' ideologies.
David cautioned people sympathizing with Luigi Mangione against hero worship:
“To the extent that he (Unabomber) may have attributed at all to sort of normalizing or recasting the violent acts as beneficial to humanity is a terrible mistake.”
What do the authorities say about Luigi Mangione's motives?
According to an ABC News report shared with law enforcement agencies, authorities have raised concerns that Mangione could inspire extremist activities, similar to how Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, did during his 17-year bombing spree. The report noted:
"Mangione may have found inspiration in Ted Kaczynski—the violent, anti-technology extremist known as the Unabomber—echoing in his note and reflecting in his targeting a similar mindset of the need for unilateral action to bring attention to abusive corporate actions,"
Investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein has released a copy of Luigi Mangione's manifesto, which the police have obtained but, according to Klippenstein, has not been released by any mainstream media outlet yet. The manifesto shows Luigi's frustration with systemic issues in the U.S. healthcare industry and its economic structure. He called the American healthcare system:
"The #1 most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet we rank roughly #42 in life expectancy."
Mangione continued to be critical of big American corporations and their astronomical growth. He wrote:
"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 allwed them to get away with it."
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In his manifesto he also made sure to inform the cops that he acted alone in the shooting of Brian Thompson and that these UnitedHealthcare 'parasites simply had it coming.'
While the contexts of their actions differ, both Luigi Mangione and the Unabomber reflect a mindset where intense frustration with societal systems led them to extreme measures, including violence and a sense of personal martyrdom.
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