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"the assassination of #BrianThompson is a wake-up call, a warning that if we don't solve this problem politically, we may not have a choice about whether it's solved with violence. As a character in "#Radicalized" says, "They say violence never solves anything, but to quote The Onion: that's only true so long as you ignore all of human history"
@pluralistic
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pluralistic.net/2024/12/09/rad

pluralistic.netPluralistic: Predicting the present (09 Dec 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

The violent response to #BrianThompson, a CEO who profits obscenely from the torment and suffering of millions of customers.

It didn't need to happen. Those CEOs have had plenty of warning that oppressed people will be pushed only so far before seeking a violent response.

The title short story from collection _Radicalized_, by @pluralistic, details how people are corralled by the physical suffering of family members, exploited by an insurance industry deliberately designed to extract wealth while denying health care, and finally resort to violent terrorism in the absence of any other effective option.

CEOs have had this, and for decades many other, warnings that they must stop the ghoulish practice of denying health care to those who need it, while extracting wealth. A reckoning is coming.

craphound.com/radicalized/

craphound.comUnauthorized Bread | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
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If you are also feeling #radicalized into action, I encourage you to forgive yourself if you do less than you wish you could: because it is too much for any one person — but together, with personal dedication and a community of support and encouragement, I truly believe we can make a difference. "If everyone does a little, no one has to do a lot."

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#Trump himself has contributed to that certainty by insisting the only way he can lose is if the other side cheats. There’s little reason for pro-Trump #extremist groups or #radicalized #MAGA fans to demonstrate when they foresee the presumptive #Republican nom coasting to victory over President #Biden in 5 months and positioned to enact promised “#retribution” against his enemies in 7….
#BidenHarris2024 #law #extremism #PoliticalViolence #DomesticTerrorism #StochasticTerrorism #chaos

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@TexasObserver @Bellingcat @stevanzetti

"Rhett Murry Loftis, a 23-year-old resident of #Weatherford, admits he leads the Parker County Active Club.

“I’m a #fascist, there’s no denying that,” Loftis said in a series of direct messages.

Loftis, a former musician, said he first got active in the #WhiteNationalist movement in 2021 after spending several years lurking on online forums."
texasobserver.org/rhett-murry-