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joel1974@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Why is it terrorism when rich people are killed?
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
ynthrepic@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Terrorism is supposed to be the dogmatic or ideologically motivated killing of civilians, often by those who are willing to die in the process. It’s terror inducing because it could seemingly happen anywhere at any time to any one, and it’s a lot easier to cause harm to others when you’re suicidal and not hoping to get away with it.
Of course, that’s not how it’s routinely used, or perhaps was ever really used by anyone except academics.
lud@lemm.ee 1 day ago
If it’s politically motivated I’m pretty sure it’s terrorism.
NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
The NY charge calls for a specific action taken against a government entity.
Unless UHC is part of the government, but corporations as government is Musolini style fascism, and the US isn’t a fascist country, right?
mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
But is it politically motivated?
He was pissed his claim was denied.
Deme@sopuli.xyz 22 hours ago
I’d say that yes it was definitely politically motivated, since it was just as much an attack against the system as it was against the person, but hardly terrorism since there was no intent to scare the general public.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
He probably did intend to scare insurance company executives. I can see calling it terrorism, even if I think he should get off.
I’ve dealt with back pain, and during the height of my battle with the insurer I absolutely would’ve been tempted to kill the fuckers given the chance.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
So, I’ve heard he didn’t actually have UHC. There’s also no confirmation of a denied claim, just the fact that he had back pain. Luigi targeted Brian because UHC was the largest insurance provider in the country, not because he was personally denied a particular claim. The guy was doing long distance hiking and running months before the slaying.
TrueAnon podcast has a great deep dive into who Luigi was and what his potential motives were.
He’s got a background in Effective Altruism and was involved with a number of Silicon Valley gurus with particularly extremist ideology.
Far from simply being an unhappy customer, it’s likely he’s a real life “Radical Centrist” who got pilled on far center neoliberal ideology.
lud@lemm.ee 20 hours ago
I mean he wrote words on bullets (or casings, I dunno) and a manifesto…
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
American soldiers regularly painted imagery and words on the bombs and vehicles they use to kill people. Are they terrorists too?
TheFriar@lemm.ee 18 hours ago
….so? How many killers before him have written a manifesto? Are all these school shooters, attacking actual public schools, being charged with terrorism? They’re actually striking out at “the system.”
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
‘Terrorism’ is just a word for anything the state doesn’t like.
Kalysta@lemm.ee 12 hours ago
Is the second guy who tried to shoot trump being charged with terrorism? Because that was politically motivated.
If he’s not, Luigi also does not deserve the charge.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 12 hours ago
Not even killed, but even just made to think their plundering might have consequences.
MehBlah@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Cause they only care when rich scum are terrorized.