It's not about whether or not the specific dude got got, it's about the fallout from it. Generally, Propaganda of the Deed resulted in a backlash by the public against the socialist movements rather than support, whereas yamagami achieved all of his goals, and Princip achieved independence for his people from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

I know it turned public opinion against anarchism and was deadly to their movement.

But in the long run it weakened the perception of the royals as untouchable, and created space for Leninism to grow and succeed.

Which sucks because our anarchist comrades deserved a better go at things. But it's hard to see a 1917 without the death of Alexander II