What I find interesting is the fact that if Thompson had been shoved in front of a subway car or randomly stabbed outside a Starbucks in NYC by a deranged homeless person, his death would have been a mere footnote in the news. “Healthcare CEO tragically killed” would be the headline. Maybe an Op-Ed or two about the need for more mental health resources for the cities less fortunate.
Instead, this murder grabs the national media attention and permeates the news cycle. Investigations into his upbringing, motives, and technique. “He had a manifesto,” or, “This is political violence” are the usual justifications for the attention.
Really? The Nashville transgender shooter had those elements as well, but it was quickly memory-holed by the media. A court order to bar the manifesto from the public for a time. That is one example among many.
Never forget that the greatest power of media is the power to ignore. They have done this for a long time, but this lesson should be second nature for many who’ve paid attention to legacy media in the last 10 years.
Signore Luigi Magione must be freed- This is just another example of how the systemically racist WASP system marginalises young brown men for the simple crime of being Italian. There is no evidence he commited the crime- only that he had a gun, fake id cards, and a "extremist" manifesto- all vital cultural relics of Italian-American Identity.
Vive Magione! btw you live in NYC, right? what was it like living there during the shooting? Were there checkpoints every block? Swarms of Police surveillence drones?
He reminds me of the inspiration for Dostoevsky's Demons -- Sergei Nechaev. "Moderate terrorism," where the violence is motivated by rational lines of thought, really does seem possible now. Baudrillard called it in his "On Nihilism" essay where there's that one-liner about how "only terrorism" can check the system "in broad daylight." Good insight in this post. Thanks.
The patsi in your Thumbnail was ID'd by who, where, with what, and left a water bottle including DNA sourced from a registry. You are looking at a professional hit made to look amateurish
What I find interesting is the fact that if Thompson had been shoved in front of a subway car or randomly stabbed outside a Starbucks in NYC by a deranged homeless person, his death would have been a mere footnote in the news. “Healthcare CEO tragically killed” would be the headline. Maybe an Op-Ed or two about the need for more mental health resources for the cities less fortunate.
Instead, this murder grabs the national media attention and permeates the news cycle. Investigations into his upbringing, motives, and technique. “He had a manifesto,” or, “This is political violence” are the usual justifications for the attention.
Really? The Nashville transgender shooter had those elements as well, but it was quickly memory-holed by the media. A court order to bar the manifesto from the public for a time. That is one example among many.
Never forget that the greatest power of media is the power to ignore. They have done this for a long time, but this lesson should be second nature for many who’ve paid attention to legacy media in the last 10 years.
Excellent point
Signore Luigi Magione must be freed- This is just another example of how the systemically racist WASP system marginalises young brown men for the simple crime of being Italian. There is no evidence he commited the crime- only that he had a gun, fake id cards, and a "extremist" manifesto- all vital cultural relics of Italian-American Identity.
😂 spoken like a true paesan
Vive Magione! btw you live in NYC, right? what was it like living there during the shooting? Were there checkpoints every block? Swarms of Police surveillence drones?
Ive since moved. Haven’t lived there since the summer
Good choice- quite expensive. Same here in SoCal
He reminds me of the inspiration for Dostoevsky's Demons -- Sergei Nechaev. "Moderate terrorism," where the violence is motivated by rational lines of thought, really does seem possible now. Baudrillard called it in his "On Nihilism" essay where there's that one-liner about how "only terrorism" can check the system "in broad daylight." Good insight in this post. Thanks.
I just watched your discussion with Pete last night- great talk!
Thank you!
Saint Luigi Did Nothing Wrong.
The patsi in your Thumbnail was ID'd by who, where, with what, and left a water bottle including DNA sourced from a registry. You are looking at a professional hit made to look amateurish