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[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I hated the news more than usual today.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Same

[+] [email protected] -20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children)

Meh, it seems he was just another right wing douchebag who got radicalized when it impacted him. As much as I like a keystone cops story, I don't much care that he got caught - even though the CEO had it coming. Maybe his buddy Elon will have Trump write him a pardon.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago

LOL, he shot a CEO, not somebody from an ethnic minority. Trump and Musk won’t lift a finger to help him.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Strange. Every comment I saw on here about him was overwhelmingly positive and as soon as he was identified I've seen a lot of comments calling him right-wing, and anything to distract from the fact that people were coming together to celebrate what he did.

It's almost as if people have received their talking points on how to keep us divided.

I don't give a fuck if he liked right wing media figures. Class solidarity is the most important motherfucking thing we have right now and I'll be damned if we let people distract us from that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

There is a lot more than liking right wing media figures. Class solidarity is a bit of a stretch since his family wealth is closer to what that CEO had than most Americans.

Is the enemy of my enemy my friend? Maybe. I'm just not sure this guy is a great banner carrier. I respect your opinion and realize I'm in the minority. I'd be much happier if he was never caught. I don't desire to see him punished, but I don't see it being helpful if he gets painted as the next Ted Kaczynski. His background is just not helpful.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I don't see it being helpful if he gets painted as the next Ted Kaczynski.

Well, stop portraying him like that. You're beginning to perpetuate the narrative you don't want to see.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Love the act, hate the agent?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

His political affiliation is a distraction that ultimately only serves to hurt us. Even if it is him that they caught, he did a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Actions speak louder than words tbh

He has some sus takes about some things but as far as healthcare and connecting corporate greed to violence against society (that must be fought violently) he's 100% right.

I don't think it's productive to diminish what he did with some tech-bro tweets when he'd barely became an adult. Tweets don't mean shit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's not supposed to be productive, they are working to keep us divided. He did a good thing and all sides of the political spectrum were uniting behind that... So obviously people need to begin to drive wedges between us now that we've had a tiny taste of hope for change.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

"They" aren't on Lemmy dude. Our underwater basket weaving forum is safe.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

also who cares? everyone has flaws. at elast his were targetted correctly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

TBH I think it was always clear that he was going to be at least somewhat right-coded given that he was so competent with firearms.

I personally don't care what he thinks about pronouns or whatever, unlike Rittenhouse or that subway guy he actually went after one of America's true villains. The right wing violence in this country finally found a legitimate target.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

I respect your take, but you'd probably be surprised how many lefties are proficient with firearms. It's liberals that generally hate guns, although even that's less true in the US. Marx himself was adamant that workers should retain the right to own firearms.

The SRA Socialist Rifle Association has over 10k members in the US. Not exactly the 5m members of the NRA, but I'll bet there are more lefties in the NRA than the SRA, just because it is so ubiquitous.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a link backing that up? I'm not saying you're wrong, but the coverage so far has only turned up a handful of anodyne links and news stories.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I said "seems" because only bits of information have come out and there as been very little analysis. That said, Rational National has the best take I've seen so far.

https://youtu.be/FXhEBSQRI3Y

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Hmmmmmm.... rational national looks suspiciously like our guy. they sure they have the right man? =p

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Good to know.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Rightwing?

Bro he was a centrist liberal, believing in things like Darwinism and class warfare.

He was likely triggered because of losing insurance around the age of 26 and the utter disaster it is to manage one's own health insurance. Hence the lashing out at the health insurance industry

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Um, really? Darwinism is now the dividing line between right wing and liberal? Hitler was a liberal? Are you unaware of how Nazi propaganda equated Jews with wealthy bankers and merchants to harness class resentment?

I'm not saying he is Hitler, but your bar for right wing is pretty damning of the American educational system.

It's an amazingly accurate stereotype that right wingers change their opinion on an issue the moment it impacts them. I'm sure you're on track with his motive, but that doesn't make him a liberal.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago

Didn't expect Nintendo's Luigi to become the symbol of the revolution, yet here we are.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

missing a suppressor

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I didn't make it I just have cool friends

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

damn, I didn't make it either, wish I had cool friends

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (4 children)

It would be wild if Biden pardoned him as a final act of his presidency. Absolutely wild.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Biden would never do that. He's a centrist

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

*corporatist

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

Biden takes his pardons very seriously. He would never pardon someone who stands accused of serious crimes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He can only pardon federal crimes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

of which there are numerous in this case.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Can't pardon until after conviction. Hopefully the jury nullifies it before it gets to that point.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As an irl Luigi, I concour. Plumbing isn't my primary source of income.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Thank you for your service

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

You've beem Luigi'd.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

"Well you see, the CEO is actively working to deprive people of their healthcare. Which means he is part of the working class. Our true enemy is capital in its purest form" shoots three bullets into a stack of Benjamins

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Luigi means business

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I dont get it. What ist the Background Here?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/altoona-mcdonald-s-review-bombed-following-police-tip-about-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect/ar-AA1vyz4N