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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] kava 1 points 26 minutes ago

I think there are two primary reasons for the difference in treatment of these two killings

  1. The killing of the CEO was meant to be a message to the country. It's a different scale. Because something like this is such a spectacle, it gets national attention and the local and federal authorities are forced to deal with it quickly- otherwise they lose face.

  2. Ultimately the power structure cannot tolerate these types of rebellions. It's like a slave talking back to the master. You allow it once and you open the door for it to happen again. You have to try and shut it down as quickly as possible.

[–] Snapz 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

"Sen. John Fetterman is one of those who has loudly insisted that the “public execution of an innocent man and father of two is indefensible.” We are expected to ignore the fact that for 14 months straight before Thompson’s killing, Israeli forces have publicly executed thousands of innocent men, women, and children in Gaza with the enthusiastic support of US politicians like Fetterman."

Normally I'm not one to dig into these things, but I seriously think fetterman died and the dude we hear from now is a stand in. Just such a 180... I remember when he was first gaining national prominence, had some interview in front of a Wawa off the freeway - when I saw THAT guy, I donated to his campaign and called my wife in to say, "listen to this for a second, I think this guy could be the president one day". That guy has ZERO DNA in common with the "Fetterman" we see and hear from today. It wasn't a stroke, or if it was, it was fatal.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 hours ago

Our society ties worth to wealth.

To a capitalist, If you're homeless, you have less moral value than someone who exploited millions of people's need for healthcare for his own gain.

And there are a lot of capitalists.

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

I don't understand who is the guy on the right?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I could waste my effort answering you straight away, but I'd rather waste it telling you to read at least the fucking description.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

haha oh man you got me, that was funny and certainly very intentional of you

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

Actually I'm sorry it wasn't intentional but you did get a proper whoosh there happens to everyone

[–] pyre 5 points 7 hours ago

but killing rich people is illegal!

[–] [email protected] 81 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (44 children)

I've seen people comparing the DOJ response to Luigi Mangioni and Kyle Shittenhouse. The fact that Rittenhouse is free should tell you everything you need to know.

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