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Let me tell you something that bothers me: Brian Thompson's death was not a murder, it is an assassination (do not accept the media terms) (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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Murder makes the intent sound more petty; less important, more personal, and less political than it really is

Assassination indicates political intent and societal effect, and even a sketchy history of skeletons behind the assassinated that led to this

But the cultural hegemonic capitalist lib and con media don't wanna hear anything about such history.

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[–] asg101@hexbear.net 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I consider it pesticide.

[–] Bureaucrat@hexbear.net 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Use the old word for it - Liquidation

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago

Money goes in, money goes out. All the while, a CEO croaks loud.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I feel like if you go by this logic "self defense" would be the preferred term

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 11 points 2 months ago

On a societal level absolutely self-defense

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah why not

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

And that sketchy history is medical insurance rentierism

[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't think it matters. Both terms have their strengths. Using the term "assassinated" elevates the victim, which works to justify the unequal allocation of resources for investigation of a rich guy's death.

Also the term "murder" doesn't imply justification, only that you killed someone on purpose.

[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Murder implies that it was unlawful, which is technically true, but I don't like the idea of ceding that ground.

[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Assassination isn't lawful either

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

Citizens execution

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Using the term "assassinated" elevates the victim,

More than his role has been? Assassinated puts questions on why high-level figures like him get targeted, and these questions are uncomfortable, to say the least

Remember, not all assassinations were booed by the general public (see the fascist general Luis Carrero Blanco and see how he's SO elevated in post-Francoist Spain)

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He was only briefly elevated, followed by a swift return to earth

[–] qaopjlll@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Plus an additional 6 feet

[–] BashfulBob@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

It was a classic case of MDK

[–] Bidentime@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Some news sites where calling it that a few days ago