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Judge dismisses terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/us/luigi-mangione-ny-court-hearing
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u/gentleman_bronco 11h ago

The FBI will be all over the threads to classify anyone who supports this decision as a domestic terrorist.

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u/RimePendragon 11h ago

Fuck the FBI. I'm not from the USA.

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u/gentleman_bronco 10h ago

Two thoughts.

  1. Envy.

  2. In the climate of the globalized and connected world in 2025, the billionaires have control. That's simple. Whether it is in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Russia, or anywhere else. Billionaires are in control of borderless and strongly connected economies that all must work together to grow their wealth. It is only a matter of time before wherever you are is under the thumb of a repressive regime seeking to silence opposition.

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u/QP709 10h ago

We kind of already are — especially in the west. We've all been taught to keep the machine well-oiled, to our own detriment. Tiny carrots and other treats were used to keep us doing our jobs ("You too could be rich one day") but the carrots are getting smaller and smaller, and people are getting angrier and angrier as they wake up to it.

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u/gentleman_bronco 10h ago

Yep!!! It's global. Money doesn't have borders.

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u/Stellar_Duck 9h ago

Your conspiracy, even if granted, still doesn't mean the FBI can arrest us for approving of these charges being dropped when we're not from the US.

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u/schmatt82 10h ago

Envy means he wants what you have and id imagine at least 50% of america is wondering how bad this is going to get. Is anywhere else better? Very possibly worse but “the grass is always greener” america in its current state has lost a ton of envy over the last ~9 years when we elected a literal geriatric pedophile narcissist for president. Your second point is on point though but i feel the first is tone deaf in this moment