• Don Kiedyck@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Thank you for calling it murder. If some rich asshole gets whacked, it’s “assassination”, but for any of the rest of us it’s simply murder. You never hear about the assassination of a forklift driver, or a nurse, or a locksmith, or a food worker. As if these so-called elites are any more important than anyone else.

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      1 month ago

      It comes down to motive, doesn’t it? “I did it because of what he did to me” vs “I did it to influence how insurance companies work”

      Not disputing anything you said though

    • teft@piefed.social
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      1 month ago

      Assassination is killing for political reasons. It’s not about how much they earn.