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    return2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

    America Will Be Obsessed With Luigi Mangione for a Long Time

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    America Will Be Obsessed With Luigi Mangione for a Long Time

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    return2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago
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    The collective outpouring of admiration for a young alleged assassin points to a gaping void in American politics.
    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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      No shit… The gaping hole is the fact rich fucks are all we have to vote for. The President that recently won is the biggest example of undeserved wealth and power ever.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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        Tell ya what. I’m struggling to make rent right now. Working 6 days a week, living alone, just keeping my head above water.

        2028, everybody vote for me, and I’ll run on the platform of giving rich people the middle finger.

        Like Robin Hood…except vulgar.

        • Turret3857@infosec.pub
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          You have my vote

          • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            And my axe!

        • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
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          You can’t afford to even run. You gonna start a gofundme?

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          If someone ran for governor of NY on a platform of giving Luigi a full pardon, they would win in a landslide.

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            In theory, couldn’t Luigi run for president from jail?

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              In theory, yes!

            • Kalysta@lemm.ee
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              Yeah. And at this point he could win.

          • pressanykeynow@lemmy.world
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            You are delusional if you think that elections are not just a horse race for the rich and that common people have any power. If common people interests were what drives elections you would have had free healthcare, free education, worker right and more like a century ago.

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          Robin Fucking Hood? RFH!!! It has s ring! Sure I’ll vote for you!

        • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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          Eh, feels very populist and single issue. What’s your plan for healthcare like?

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            Give it to the people who need it.

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            Tbf whatever they come up with will most likely be better than whats currently happening.

            • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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              You could invent a better political system by tattooing every political idea onto your skin and passing whichever words get zits into law, so obviously it goes without saying

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          I’d vote for you. Especially if by middle finger you mean 90% top marginal tax rate.

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          You won me over

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        you had me at “gaping hole”

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        We need to bring back “No taxation without representation” because rich fucks sure as hell can’t fairly represent the rest of us.

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          Well you see the problem is that its ‘no taxation for the represented’ oops.

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