Luigi Mangione shouts a message to the American people on his way to court:

“This is completely unjust and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience.”

  • @grue
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    1 month ago

    This is silent slaughter. No one should confuse quiet with peace. We haven’t had peace for a long time.

    “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” – MLK Jr.

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      1 month ago

      Reminder that MLK was silenced because he was getting further into advocating economic equity, a bridge too far.

      I think the FBI killed him. It’s an objective matter of historical record they tried to blackmail him into committing suicide.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI–King_letter

      • @[email protected]
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        His family proved in court that the government killed him, but every judge in criminal courts refused to let the case go to trial, so it was only a civil court case. But the judge was convinced by the evidence and found the government guilty and dues were awarded.

      • Transient Punk
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        291 month ago

        This is the same reason the Black Panthers messages have faded into obscurity.