Thanks to everyone that spent time writing in response to this. This added context from so many perspectives really clears a lot of things up for me. π
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We already live in a culture that glorifies constant violence. Roughly one person gets murdered every day in New York City, and dozens have been killed across the U.S. since the CEO's death. We wait with bated breath for the next school shooting, or episode of police brutality, to fill the news with more poor bodies. I've even been personally affected, having to dive out of the way of a fleeing gunman to avoid stray bullets from his automatic.
The only thing that has happened is equality. The billionaire class that has fostered and profited from the culture of violence has had a taste of what we get to go through every day. If there is any slippery slope to slide down, it has been sloped by the bourgeoise.
The incident still appears to be a professional hit (as of this comment).
That means its much less likely to be about the wrath of countless UHC victims, and more likely a business associate or rival.
That said, we lowly proletariat are already dying, and will do so a lot more as Trump and the Heritage Foundation advance their agenda. The sooner we all get on board with resistance, the better.
That said, there are effective nonviolent means of revolution, but I suspect sooner or later some pretty woman will get killed horribly on camera, and the whole country will start exploding.
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Start a political party?
I mean it isn't easy, but if you gain traction, one of the two big parties will, potentially, implement the ideas to grab your votes.
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I'm not down with vigilante murder or anything because it seems like the slipperiest of slopes
Study history of Ireland then