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Yeah.
Also the choice of target matters. The reason I overlook Luigi's disjointed but definitely right wing politics (he's an average American in that way) is because he arrived at a valid target. Allegedly. Free Luigi.
I'm never going to pretend to feel an ounce of anything for Kirk. At the end of the day though, despite his apparent rising prominence (even though I highly suspect that was astroturfed and basically "not real"), I don't feel he was the correct or even a beneficial target to take out for any cause I would like to see advanced.
Another vapid soulless husk will be propped up in his spot once they shovel his corpse into the ground. He'll be forgotten except on some dumbshit yearly remembrance thing right wingers jack off to.
While a CEO is and was easily replaced, I can't argue much with that target. Everyone in the country and world hates those guys. Especially fucking health insurance CEOs. The only more popular target might be, I dunno, a Black[noun] CEO. I'll avoid naming names because I don't want some jackbooted eighth grade dropout kicking my door in and demanding I... stop observing reality.
When I saw that video of Luigi (allegedly) I had to rewatch it like 100 times. He made that shit look so fucking effortless and cool. It helped that the target 100% deserved it. I think I even laughed a little bit. It's probably a reflection on how good things still surprisingly are for Americans that every kid from like 16-25 wasn't immediately 3D printing guns and you know. Practicing. In a legal, safe environment.
If they keep dropping quality of life... history already says what the results will be. On one hand millions of people will have a miserable existence. On the other hand when people have absolutely nothing to live for they might start tossing dynamite at the Tsar. Probably something would-be Tsars should consider.