• finitebanjo@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 months ago

      The meme is about the trial of Luigi Mangione, on trial for the murder of a healthcare CEO.

      Tankies are using the narrative of Luigi being some sort of folk hero to promote both-sides-bad centrism and advocate for violence in the USA.

      If you think you can solve US Healthcare by voting blue then you’re likely to get into an argument with Luigi Cultists.

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    6 months ago

    I’m not sure what kind of narrative is being painted here, but I’m not hearing any complaints about Luigi from universal healthcare advocates.

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      6 months ago

      Try leaving a comment about voting for democrats to pass healthcare reform in a Luigi Mangione discussion, a bunch of Tankies will pile on and give you shit. They don’t believe in Democrats, they don’t believe in political reform. They support violence.

      Furthermore, all of that funding for Luigi’s defence would have been better spent on campaigns for healthcare reform. Hundreds of thousands of dollars for some kid who graduated Ivy League schooling with multiple degrees and a father who runs Mangione Enterprises.