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Did Lee Harvey Oswald become somewhat of a folk hero in certain circles after killing Kennedy? Kind of the same way Luigi is after killing the United Healthcare CEO? (self.askhistorians)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago

no, Kennedy was seen as a champion for the common man, cooperative leadership, civil rights and progress, so his assassination was nearly universally devastating and Oswald was universally reviled, even abroad.

The grassroots support for luigi is completely different; people are supporting any sort of resistance against what is appropriately viewed as an uncaring, extortionate system that has broken the social compact.