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is the Guardian deliberately avoiding the name Luigi? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Man charged with health insurance CEO murder to accept $300,000 in donations

Lawyer says 26-year-old accused ‘very much appreciates the outpouring of support’ on fundraising platform

Mangione “very much appreciates the outpouring of support”, said a statement on GiveSendGo that was attributed to his attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo.

There's only one occurrence of Luigi. The slogan was "free Luigi", not "free Mangione".

obligatory: I do not condone violence.

I just think that his was a political act like other historical regicides. Ravaillac is a historical name, like Luigi has now become. Why avoid it?

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Obligatory: I DO condone violence

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I do condone violence in self defense, such as against imminent threats including the mass murder of people in the pursuit of profits.

I don't condone violence in general though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Asking someone if they support violence is like asking if they support the coriolis effect. It's a fact of life, not just for humans but every living thing, that we have to deal with sometimes. It's a nonsensical question in most contexts.

Better to ask if someone supports self-defense against violence.

In this case, if they support self-defense against institutional violence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

In popular discourse the word "condone" has been conflated with the word "advocate." These are two different concepts. A pacifist can condone violence while advocating for nonviolence, and Gandhi did exactly that saying that violence is acceptable when no other options exist.

You know, just so we're all on the same page about words having meaning.