I keep coming back to a phrase, half joking, half not, that I think actually captures something true about the entire Luigi Mangione saga better than most of the earnest political commentary surrounding it, and that phrase is rich on rich violence. I say it with a little bit of a smirk because it soundsContinue reading “Rich on Rich Violence: The Uncomfortable Class Math Nobody Wants to Do”
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The Laugh Reacts: What Watching the Left Defend a Rich Kid Taught Me About Tribalism
I want to start with the moment that actually broke something open for me, which was not some grand political betrayal or a policy fight, it was small, almost embarrassingly small, it was a string of laugh react emojis under a comment I made pointing out that Luigi Mangione grew up wealthy, went to oneContinue reading “The Laugh Reacts: What Watching the Left Defend a Rich Kid Taught Me About Tribalism”
The Populist Costume: How Luigi Mangione and Donald Trump Wear the Same Disguise
There is a peculiar kind of American theater that plays out whenever a rich person convinces enough people that they are, in fact, one of the little guys, and nowhere has that theater been performed with more success in the last decade than in the cases of Donald Trump and Luigi Mangione. On the surfaceContinue reading “The Populist Costume: How Luigi Mangione and Donald Trump Wear the Same Disguise”
Luigi Mangione and the Livestream Stunt: Why I Still Don’t Trust Him
I have written about Luigi Mangione before on this blog, more than once, and every single time I come back to the same conclusion, which is that I do not trust this man, not even a little bit. This week gave me yet another reason to feel that way, because his legal team has filedContinue reading “Luigi Mangione and the Livestream Stunt: Why I Still Don’t Trust Him”
The Charlatan Problem: The Kind of People Even Leftist Thinkers Warned Us About
At this point, Iâm just gonna say it outright. Figures like Luigi Mangione and the copycats and arsonists being compared to him? These are exactly the kinds of people that early socialist and leftist thinkers warned about. Yeah. Even within leftist theoryâwithin the very traditions that some people think theyâre representingâthere has always been aContinue reading “The Charlatan Problem: The Kind of People Even Leftist Thinkers Warned Us About”
Theyâre Not Your Allies: Stop Romanticizing Opportunistic Violence
Iâve talked about this before when the whole Luigi Mangione situation first blew up, but now that these arson attacks are happeningâand people are still making comparisonsâIâm gonna say this again, even more directly: People like him, and anyone being put in the same categoryâwhether itâs arsonists or so-called âcopycatsââare not your allies. They areContinue reading “Theyâre Not Your Allies: Stop Romanticizing Opportunistic Violence”
The Red Flags American Leftists Are Ignoring: Lessons from Luigi Mangione
American leftists pride themselves on spotting injustice, challenging systemic oppression, and holding power to account. Yet, the case of Luigi Mangione reveals a troubling blind spot: the failure to recognize clear red flags in figures who appear to be âanti-establishmentâ but are, in reality, deeply embedded in the very systems they claim to oppose. MangioneâsContinue reading “The Red Flags American Leftists Are Ignoring: Lessons from Luigi Mangione”
Luigi Mangione: Privilege, Opportunism, and the Dangerous Idolization of Violence
With the trial of Luigi Mangione slowly looming, the question on everyoneâs mind is: Is he a hero fighting against the oppressive system, or just another opportunist using violence to get attention? In 2024, Mangione shocked the nation when he murdered Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, in cold blood on the streets of NewContinue reading “Luigi Mangione: Privilege, Opportunism, and the Dangerous Idolization of Violence”