The Duality of Violence: Capitalism’s Role in Systemic Harm
Jan 12, 2025
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This essay examines the hidden, systemic harms of institutionalized violence and the visible consequences of desperate individual actions.

The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has once again brought America’s healthcare crisis to the forefront. Luigi Mangione, charged with murder at the state and federal levels, was arrested with a ghost gun and a manifesto in his possession. There is no doubt the gun will be used as evidence by prosecutors. The manifesto, and the public’s reaction to the killing, will present a challenge for the state. As it should.

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https://jjwebster.com/2025/01/12/the-duality-of-violence-capitalisms-role-in-systemic-harm/

Below is a statement I prepared and read at the December 19, 2024, Board of Selectmen meeting in the Town of Easton, Connecticut. A video of the statement, and the entire meeting, will be available shortly.

“Deny Defend Depose”

I am here for all of us, even though I only have my own story.

For 22 years, I’ve been a Type One diabetic. For 22 years I’ve fought insurance companies to get the medication that I need to be here tonight alive. I am one of the lucky ones living here in EASTON with neighbors like you. But recently, I spent time in front of the pharmacy counter, explaining that if I didn’t take home insulin, I would die. Corporate interests prioritized their rebate scheme over my life

This statement was conceived on my way home today in a rush to get to insulin that would not clog my insulin pump. A new flank in a 22-year battle against for-profit healthcare.

I didn’t quite make it to Manor Lane before I had to pull over on Sport Hill Parkway to vomit from high blood sugar. Sorry to disturb you, neighbors, but the privilege of living in towns like Easton also comes with responsibilities to those that, frankly, never stood a chance of making it here.

Deny defend depose.

When marketing and advertising firms make up terms like “natural gas“ to mask the scary reality of methane so big oil can put in pipelines by our beloved Mill River and schools.

Deny defend depose.

When Donald Trump makes up lies about immigrants....

https://jjwebster.com/2024/12/19/deny-defend-depose-a-public-statement/

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How Naturopathic Medicine Aims to Restore Hormonal Balance Naturally

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A positioning to security and protection of human rights defenders that
recognises the need for and promotes an interdisciplinary understanding
of political violence and the strategies needed to reduce it.

This includes physical security, digital and information security, and
self-care and well-being.

https://www.digitaldefenders.org/shared-language/#H

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