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My criticism is of the writing in the OP, and of Kaczynski's writing, which while contextually relevant, isn't actually about Thompson or even specifically health insurance.
To answer your question though, I don't think he gets a pass, ethically. But I also don't think justice trumps striving for better outcomes in society, and in fact it's the other way around. This isn't exactly being contested; the rhetorical focus is on means and results.
That's fair. I think that makes sense. I don't expect Mangione to be the next Thoreaux in this regard so I don't really focus on their writing. It helps insomuch as to glean their thought process but I don't think it's particularly relevant. I'm more interested in the ethics of harm reduction but yea, I get what you're saying