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Let me tell you something that bothers me: Brian Thompson's death was not a murder, it is an assassination (do not accept the media terms) (hexbear.net)

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Murder makes the intent sound more petty; less important, more personal, and less political than it really is

Assassination indicates political intent and societal effect, and even a sketchy history of skeletons behind the assassinated that led to this

But the cultural hegemonic capitalist lib and con media don't wanna hear anything about such history.

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[-] [email protected] 41 points 7 months ago

I consider it pesticide.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

Yep...

[-] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago

Use the old word for it - Liquidation

[-] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago

Money goes in, money goes out. All the while, a CEO croaks loud.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

I feel like if you go by this logic "self defense" would be the preferred term

[-] bdonvr 11 points 7 months ago

On a societal level absolutely self-defense

[-] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Yeah why not

[-] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

And that sketchy history is medical insurance rentierism

[-] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

I don't think it matters. Both terms have their strengths. Using the term "assassinated" elevates the victim, which works to justify the unequal allocation of resources for investigation of a rich guy's death.

Also the term "murder" doesn't imply justification, only that you killed someone on purpose.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Murder implies that it was unlawful, which is technically true, but I don't like the idea of ceding that ground.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Assassination isn't lawful either

[-] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

Citizens execution

[-] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Using the term "assassinated" elevates the victim,

More than his role has been? Assassinated puts questions on why high-level figures like him get targeted, and these questions are uncomfortable, to say the least

Remember, not all assassinations were booed by the general public (see the fascist general Luis Carrero Blanco and see how he's SO elevated in post-Francoist Spain)

[-] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

He was only briefly elevated, followed by a swift return to earth

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Plus an additional 6 feet

[-] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

It was a classic case of MDK

[-] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Some news sites where calling it that a few days ago

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