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Comment on What do people (as in, IRL) actually think of the [alleged] perpetrator involved in the NYC shooting?

If you look at it at the individual level, of course it’s a tragedy.

At the systematic level though, big change historically almost always includes death, and at the end people everywhere celebrate the successful revolution with very little thought to those sacrificed to get it.

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frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Why is it a tragedy?

Or do you mean Luigi getting caught?

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- mrcleanup@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  A person killing another person. People will mourn him. I guarantee someone is crying over this, a child, a parent, a lover. If you can’t see that side of it at all you need to take a step back and think about your humanity.
  
  But as a system… It’s a different story. Sometimes things have to break before change happens, and afterward, people are likely to just think about it in terms of a beneficial change, not the people who didn’t survive the conflict.
  
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  - frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    
    an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe
    
    Doesn’t fit the bill
    
    Also didn’t he cheat on his wife a bunch? We don’t know his kids don’t hate his guts.
    
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