Those who cheered on the latter murder should now be examining their consciences.
The historical record is very clear: in politics, violence begets violence. This story is only beginning and it may not end well for America.
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It is factually not political. This isn’t about politics in any way. Thats propaganda that has made you think it is. Everyone deserves healthcare. Nobody deserves to be squeezed like a nearly empty roll of toothpaste in their times of need.
Likewise, you claiming some people perceived it as political also doesnt make your statement true.
C’mon man, sure you can use a specific semantic definition of “political” to make your point, but in the real world politics bleeds into almost everything.
The healthcare system in the US is incredibly political, through direct government policy but also the government’s influence on capitalist systems that drive profit over people.
But also, the people who “cheered” Luigi’s actions are generally seen as left aligned politically, its viewed in the broader context of anti-capitalism. So if right wingers see what they believe to be leftists assassinating capitalists, many of them are going to view it as a political act. It doesn’t matter that you don’t agree with their assessment, and it doesn’t matter what Luigi’s original intent was, if that’s how they see it.
There seems to be some kind of difference in the meaning of “political”.
I offer the definition from the Oxford Dictionary:
The idea that everyone deserves healthcare is itself political, it pertains to how a country should be run. It is also not a universal view; many people disagree that people do in fact deserve healthcare.
Luigi Mangione’s act was indeed very political. It is an eruption of the view that all people in the USA deserve healthcare and that the private system is depriving people of this right.