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[-] stray@pawb.social 83 points 4 days ago

We were all really jazzed about that healthcare CEO getting killed, and then when they arrested Luigi my coworker was like, "He was quite privileged, you know," like we aren't allowed to like the guy anymore.

[-] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 54 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Why would we like him less? Being privileged and throwing that away means he had more to lose and allegedly did it anyway.

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Except for the part where he is innocent

[-] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 8 points 3 days ago

He’s definitely innocent. Sorry, thought I had an “allegedly” in there. Gonna edit my comment to add one now, thanks for calling that out

[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 16 points 4 days ago

Yes, this. Had someone get on me about this once and said it was hypocritical and conveniently selective. The reality though is that that behavior is antithetical to organizing. It imposes pointless rules that potentially push people away from the collective that we need. People don’t get a choice of the environment they are born into.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

What kind of organizing are you talking about? I'm not interested in coordinating with people who are homicidal, thanks. It wasn't hypocritical. It made perfect sense considering his circumstances.

[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 7 points 3 days ago

You can support the “why” behind it but not the action. In this case it was people essentially writing him off entirely based solely on his position on the social ladder. Like because he comes from an affluent background means he suddenly can’t have the same qualms with the healthcare industry as working class folks.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Okay, why did he do it? And how do you know?

[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 5 points 3 days ago

We can only assume it’s because the healthcare industry fucked him or his family over the same way it has done to a multitude of others.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Okay, I looked it up. I was wrong about him. We don't have to assume. We know what his manifesto said, because it was published, and his struggle with the healthcare system was reported on in the news. Who knows what will come out in the trial, though.

[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I admittedly hadn’t looked back at that in a while, so I couldn’t remember. Good sleuthing looking it up for both of us.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

People with lots of privilege tend to have a sense of entitlement, so when life royally fucks them over, they're more likely to flip out and kill people.

Attributing what he did to a more noble motive isn't surprising, but it also doesn't seem to have helped much. I don't see much talk about health insurance reform when Luigi comes up. It just seems to be a way for people to vent their anger and resentment.

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

When they’re putting you into one of the unmarked vans you can make yourself feel better by remembering how glad you are you never “coordinated with anyone homicidal.”

It’s not exactly your fault that your country is fucked, but it sure as hell is your fault it’s going to get worse.

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