• electric_nan@lemmy.ml
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      15 hours ago

      I’m not even sure about that. Him getting caught (I suspect he did so on purpose) has given us so many more memes (see your comment for one!). I think it’s actually better propaganda in this case for him to have been arrested.

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        Why 3D print a suppressor if you meant to get arrested for propaganda reasons? Like, God love him, but I think he was just a well meaning smart-dumbass (Valedictorian at a bougie private prep school, Ivy League computer guy that read airport bookstore tier popsci and listened to Rogan-tier broslop? Idk)

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          I don’t know. Just easier and cheaper than buying one. Why would he have kept the pistol and suppressor on him instead of disposing of it? Why have the manifesto addressed to the feds on him? Normal people aren’t cut out for living with the guilt of murder/fear of being a fugitive. On the one hand, Luigi obviously put a lot of planning into the adventure, but seemingly very little into the “getting away with it” part. Also, no self-inflicted gunshot, no suicide by cop shootout.

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        I mean Trump’s an extremely unpopular billionaire who had at least 2 people try to kill him in the last year, he may be an idiot but I think he understands that emboldening people to go after hated billionaires has a good chance of getting him got.

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          I don’t think he would at all.

          But if he was actually a cunning fascist instead of a bumbling distractable one, it could be a strategic move, be a nod to general populism and ordinary people’s discontent, a sign to his followers they might be pardoned for their random targeted violence (more likely to be on progressives and minorities) and a thraat to national bourgeoisie to get behind him for protection.

          It feels like something someone Putin would do. Pardon the guy. Film himself dressing down the executives and limiting them to only a 500% overcharge.

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            The main downside of that is that USAmerican democrat voters might become less supportive of the shooter if they start associating support with Trumpism.

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    So if we go by the logic he was a murderer because there’s a non-zero chance some of those patients died not being able to afford their meds, ipso facto Luigi just took out someone who was a mass murderer.

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      Guess what TANKIES??? ADVENTURISM WORKS! Have fun in your book club loserrrrrrrrrrrs

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    18 hours ago

    RIP Lina Khan

    She’s holding it down for workers and consumers. I’m gonna miss her!!!