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Kirk Assassination, Propaganda of the Deed, and Luigi (anarchist.nexus)
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According to AP, there were messages engraved on the casings in the Kirk shooting. They read:

  • One read, “hey fascist! catch!” with an up arrow symbol, right arrow symbol, and three down arrow symbols. 
  • Another one read: “oh bella ciao bella ciao bella ciao ciao ciao,” Cox said. 
  • The third fired casing read: “if you read this you are gay lmao.”

My first thought is. Whoever killed Kirk was clearly inspired by Luigi. The writing on the casings just like Luigi did. The timing. It just makes sense.

Does this mean Luigi’s propaganda of the deed was successful? I think so. In any case, I wonder if this means there is more to come.

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

But what are the concrete outcomes here? Brian Thompson was more widely hated. I think this one will come with a lot more negative consequences.

The point of propaganda of the deed is to inspire revolution. I don’t see that happening from either of these actions. If anything it could lead to civil war, which is not desirable.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 16 hours ago

Brian Thompson was more widely hated.

Not only that, but Thompson's death wasn't seen as overtly political by the public. If Kirk's shooter, for example, turned out to be someone that lost a family member in a mass-shooting, their actions is going to be relatable to the public - just like Luigi's action was. But if the shooter just turns out to be somebody trying to make a political point... well, we all know how that's going to turn out.

This is the problem with these high stakes PotD games... they backfire real easy, and a lot of the people willing to do it are also the people that seem to understand that the least.