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Latest Proposed California Ballot Measure Named After Luigi Mangione (sfist.com)

submitted 4 days ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 57 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Imagine if trying to execute Luigi is what finally pushes the States to violent revolution?

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 40 points 4 days ago (2 children)

We need a tipping point, and that would be as good as any.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The first world war also started when a single person was murdered.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago

To be fair, the entire region was a powder keg that was simply waiting for a spark. The assassination ended up being that spark, but it’s likely that something else would have kicked it off even if he was never assassinated. It’s not like the assassination was the only thing that caused the war; It simply happened at the height of political tensions, and provided convenient propaganda.

So yeah, there would be a whole hell of a lot of parallels if Luigi gets offed. But even then, it will likely happen even without his death.