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Prosecuting Mangione as a terrorist undermines his right to a fair trial and risks dismissing valid critiques of systemic healthcare inequities.

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[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

The corporate propaganda machine spins another tale where inconvenient dissent gets branded as terrorism. Mangione’s manifesto—a scream into the void about healthcare dystopia—gets twisted into ideological warfare because critiquing profit-over-people systems threatens the oligarchy’s grip. Imagine framing a desperate act as “terrorism” while CEOs bleed millions dry without consequence. Again.

State-sanctioned gaslighting at its finest: Mandela was “terrorist” until he wasn’t. January 6 cosplay rioters get kid gloves, but a guy snapping under systemic rot? Maximum legal overkill. The law’s just a cudgel here, protecting capital, not people.

This isn’t justice—it’s linguistic imperialism. Redefining language to erase dissent. Call it what it is: power defending itself. Mangione’s not a martyr, but the system’s hypocrisy is laid bare. Again.

[–] psyklax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

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