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It seems like people are adopting the Catholic doublethink strategy for Jesus about Luigi. Jesus is somehow simultaneously God and not-God, Luigi seems to be the guy who justifiably killed that CEO and was definitely framed for murder.
The guy's got to deal with the legal system and apparently they won't accept self-defense as a valid justification for icing the prick who tried to deny healthcare. So, don't have an issue with it, but it is weird to see.
I know this is the narcissist prayer and he's certainly not a narcissist (based on what I've seen anyway) but can't help but see each one of these lines unironically applies to the situation.
Fact is profit driven healthcare has killed more people than Luigi ever did, allegedly or not.
The point is a sort of doublethink.
Where in private you celebrate Luigi for what we think he did. But in Public we pretend he didn’t do it to help create a narrative to protect him from the police state.
You're also assuming people are considering Luigi and the shooter the same person. I don't think Luigi shot Thompson, but I also don't think the shooter's actions are all that bad considering the state of our for profit ~~suffering machine~~ "healthcare" industry.
So there may not be a much doublethink as you think. Because its been fairly clear from the start that the evidence against Luigi is flimsy, and the tactics in use and 'evidence' provided by the police are suspect at the absolute best.