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Comment by _vertigo

3 days ago

I’m American and I don’t like Trump. If Italy did bomb San Francisco and you asked me what I thought of that, I’d say I disapproved.

If China invaded overnight and absconded with Trump, I’d say I disapproved even though I don’t like him.

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bmacho  3 days ago

You say you'd disapprove a violent action. But when it actually happens? I've seen explicit support for Luigi from many otherwise apolitical and non-violent people.

  • ang_cire  3 days ago

    Because they see what the insurance exec was doing through his job as itself being violence, as it resulted in many deaths.

    They view Luigi's alleged actions as self-defense/ defense of others, i.e. morally justified.

    I wouldn't personally morally disagree with someone Luigi'ing Maduro or the other guy mentioned according to that same standard, but in this situation and the knock-on hypotheticals of government intervention, this is not an individual using personal force according to their beliefs, these are governments (which have no moral rights, just the assertion/ imposition of authority by violence) expropriating them for political purposes. So not defense of others.

  • kristopolous  3 days ago

    That's quite different. Luigi killed the banker. You're thinking of Thomas Crooks. I don't think I've seen too many Crooks fanboys.

    And even then, there's a difference between that and say if it was a sniper squadron working for say, let's pick the Azerbaijan military or any other organized state force.