• samus12345@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Whenever he gets cheers and applause in a news comedy show, the host always looks uncomfortable. You can almost see the leash of their corporate overlords being tugged.

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      2 months ago

      I mean, it’s not just that. it’s legal liability. part of the reason they charged him with terrorism is to tie any show of support to a crime as well. supporting him is like supporting al-qaeda now. so I ask you, DO YOU CONDEMN HUMMUS? DO YOU CONDOM MORDOR OF CEOS?

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        2 months ago

        All it did was show a lot of people what bullshit a charge of “terrorism” is.

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          2 months ago

          For the longest time, people thought “terrorism” meant “very evil,” so now that someone who isn’t evil is being labeled a terrorist, they are upset.

          In reality, if you try to change politics with violence against a civilian, you are a terrorist.

          “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.”

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                2 months ago

                The company’s other employees are, at time of writing, still living, so sending a message to the living doesn’t mean it’s not solely revenge.

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                    I think it’s entirely plausible that it’s the same guy, but he was tracked down through illegal means and the tip-off was faked. If so, it’s reasonable to think that some or all of the physical evidence was planted in order to have something that would be admissible. If evidence was potentially planted, though, it can’t be used as the basis for a guilty verdict, so even if Mangione did do it, there might not be enough evidence for a conviction.