• laranis@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    He was not assassinated. Please don’t artificially elevate his status. He was killed, and likely was murdered. But he held no position of authority that would warrant him being assassinated.

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 days ago

      He was a piece of shit but you’re vastly understating his position as a political influencer. He wasn’t just a YouTuber or a podcaster. I highly recommend the latest episode of the TrueAnon podcast if you’d like to know the extent of the shit he did when he was alive. While he didn’t hold office, he was hugely influential for America’s right-wing party’s rise to power among younger folk, the most important demographic to get hooked on right-wing garbage.