This is a great article and one I wish I had encountered earlier. I was alarmed after the CEOs assassination that some (including a few in my social circles) seemed to have a blasé attitude about political violence on the left. This critique of the left really shows a lot of intellectual consistency.
I find it quaint that murder is defined in this article as that using primitive weapons only. If someone dies or suffers because another attacked them using their power and wealth then this is also murder and assault. This has been true for hundreds of years. But for the existence of the wealthy and powerful's narratives that say otherwise it would be obvious to everyone.
Would you elaborate on your comment that so many non-MAGA people are fine with vigilante justice? Is that really a phenomenon; I have been out of toucch regarding that. As far as health care goes, I would expect that people who are unhappy with their coverage are the non-rich and a subset of those have bought into the idea of "retribution" as espoused by a prominent person...
I think this phenomenon is mostly limited to people who are extremely online. (Not all, but many.) And there's a lot of online pressure not to condemn the shooter's actions and to focus entirely on the genuinely awful things about healthcare in America. And I think you raise a good point - a lot of people are like "Trump doesn't follow any rules, why should we?" And I guess my argument would be that in a lawless world people like Trump are going to do way better than ordinary people without as much money or power, so embracing Trumps might-makes-right view of the world is good for him but not for the rest of us.
This is a great article and one I wish I had encountered earlier. I was alarmed after the CEOs assassination that some (including a few in my social circles) seemed to have a blasé attitude about political violence on the left. This critique of the left really shows a lot of intellectual consistency.
I find it quaint that murder is defined in this article as that using primitive weapons only. If someone dies or suffers because another attacked them using their power and wealth then this is also murder and assault. This has been true for hundreds of years. But for the existence of the wealthy and powerful's narratives that say otherwise it would be obvious to everyone.
Would you elaborate on your comment that so many non-MAGA people are fine with vigilante justice? Is that really a phenomenon; I have been out of toucch regarding that. As far as health care goes, I would expect that people who are unhappy with their coverage are the non-rich and a subset of those have bought into the idea of "retribution" as espoused by a prominent person...
I think this phenomenon is mostly limited to people who are extremely online. (Not all, but many.) And there's a lot of online pressure not to condemn the shooter's actions and to focus entirely on the genuinely awful things about healthcare in America. And I think you raise a good point - a lot of people are like "Trump doesn't follow any rules, why should we?" And I guess my argument would be that in a lawless world people like Trump are going to do way better than ordinary people without as much money or power, so embracing Trumps might-makes-right view of the world is good for him but not for the rest of us.