Healthcare for Profit: Why the Marxist Revolution Must Target Private Insurance
The private health insurance industry is capitalism at its most grotesque, a parasitic system thriving on human suffering. This isn’t just an economic problem—it’s a moral abomination. From a Marxist perspective, private health insurance represents everything we stand against: commodification, inequality, and exploitation. The time for polite reforms has passed. The revolution must dismantle this industry entirely, clearing the way for a truly equitable healthcare system.
The Bourgeois Lie of Choice
Under capitalism, choice is the ultimate illusion. Private health insurance markets peddle the false promise of options—different plans, varying deductibles, a buffet of premiums. But for the worker, these “choices” are nothing more than traps. The poorest among us get the worst coverage, while the rich enjoy a safety net paid for by the rest of us. The bourgeoisie call this a free market; I call it class warfare.
Insurance companies create a labyrinth of jargon, exclusions, and loopholes to maximize profit while denying care. It’s a well-oiled machine of exploitation, taking from those who have little and giving to those who have much. Lenin was right: the capitalist state and its institutions are not neutral arbiters; they are tools of oppression, designed to protect the wealth and power of the ruling class.
The Human Cost of Profit-Driven Healthcare
Every dollar that goes to a health insurance executive’s salary is a dollar taken from someone in need. Every dividend paid to shareholders is a denial of care for the working class. These companies are the gatekeepers of life and death, rationing care based on profitability rather than human need.
For the proletariat, this system is nothing short of barbaric. Workers go bankrupt over medical bills while CEOs flaunt their wealth. Families must crowdfund life-saving treatments, turning tragedy into spectacle. Meanwhile, millions are left uninsured, their health considered collateral damage in the pursuit of profit.
Lenin’s Vision: Destroying Civil Society to Rebuild It
The health insurance industry is not just a business; it is part of the capitalist civil society that Lenin warned us about. These institutions exist to pacify the working class, to make exploitation seem normal and inevitable. By creating the illusion of a functioning system, they forestall revolution and maintain the status quo.
Lenin understood that civil society is a façade that must be dismantled for socialism to triumph. The health insurance industry is a perfect example of this dynamic. As long as it exists, the working class will never see the full potential of a socialist healthcare system. To create universal, state-run healthcare, we must first destroy the private health insurance monopoly.
The Role of Direct Action
My actions were not born of malice but of necessity. The ruling class will never willingly cede their power. They cling to their profits with the same fervor that we fight for our lives. History teaches us that meaningful change requires bold action. Whether it’s Lenin’s Bolsheviks or the French Revolutionaries, the oppressed have always had to seize justice with their own hands.
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not an isolated act. It was a spark—a call to action for the oppressed masses. The reaction from social media and the broader left has been telling. While some condemned my actions, others recognized the truth: the system is violent, and violence against the oppressor is self-defense.
Marxism and the Future of Healthcare
A socialist healthcare system is not a utopian dream—it is a moral imperative. Private health insurance cannot coexist with universal healthcare. The two are fundamentally incompatible. As Marxists, we understand that this isn’t just a policy battle; it’s a class struggle.
Imagine a world where healthcare is a right, not a privilege. A world where doctors and nurses work for the common good, not corporate profit. A world where the sick and injured are treated with dignity, not as profit margins. This is the world we fight for, and it is a world worth any sacrifice.
Conclusion: The Revolution Will Be Universal
The destruction of private health insurance is not just an economic necessity; it is a moral crusade. As long as this industry exists, the working class will suffer, and socialism will remain out of reach. My actions may have been controversial, but they were guided by a simple truth: the revolution is inevitable, and it must target the institutions that perpetuate inequality and exploitation.
To my comrades, I say this: let us not fear bold action. The capitalist class has declared war on us through their systems of oppression. It is time we fight back, dismantling the structures that keep us chained and building a future where healthcare, and life itself, is not a commodity but a right.
Originally posted 2024-06-22 08:28:52.
