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bmacholast Saturday at 1:57 PM3 repliesview on HN

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.


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ang_cirelast Saturday at 7:04 PM

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.

kristopolouslast Saturday at 2:06 PM

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.

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nilamolast Saturday at 2:27 PM

Interesting comparison. Did Luigi do anything wrong?

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