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Somehow I don't think taking to the streets and escalating the political violence between the people with all the money and power, and the rest of us, is going to lead us to the bright future I would like to imagine.
There's a reason the American Revolution wasn't organized along the lines of assassinating Tory leaders at random, and hoping that would do it. Freedom of association, protest, organization, and the press are guaranteed for a reason, and freedom to take shots at the leaders you don't like is not, also for a reason.
Then I guess we should get used to the way things are…
The better conclusion is that we have to organize against fascism. We can't depend on the odd Luigi to achieve anything alone. The value of actions like his is as a catalyst to working class solidarity and organized resistance.
Which will never happen. I wish it would. The only solution is the removal of billionaires and corporations who value profit over human lives.
Kill a billionaire, another takes his place. You have to make systemic change in order to actually remove billionaires from the equation. That requires a lot more than a bullet. Organizing will always be more effective.
Yes, I do agree that the real problem is systemic. The system rewards people for shitty things. Greed is a sickness.
But… at the moment the people at the top think “I can do whatever I want, and nothing will happen to me!” This part needs to change.
So, I am suggesting that, in addition to organizing and changing the system, we make a statement that says, “if you kill people for profit, you’re going to get shot,” among other fun phrases. The existing crop of billionaires need to wake up and worry if this is going to be the day they die. They need that real fear with them as they go make plans that impact people.
It worked for the French, more or less. We need to trim the fat.