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is the Guardian deliberately avoiding the name Luigi? (www.theguardian.com)

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Man charged with health insurance CEO murder to accept $300,000 in donations

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There's only one occurrence of Luigi. The slogan was "free Luigi", not "free Mangione".

obligatory: I do not condone violence.

I just think that his was a political act like other historical regicides. Ravaillac is a historical name, like Luigi has now become. Why avoid it?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Asking someone if they support violence is like asking if they support the coriolis effect. It's a fact of life, not just for humans but every living thing, that we have to deal with sometimes. It's a nonsensical question in most contexts.

Better to ask if someone supports self-defense against violence.

In this case, if they support self-defense against institutional violence.