While it’s very unlikely that someone has a definitive answer, this question popped into my head after the assassination of the UHC CEO and it’s been bothering me that I can’t shake off this feeling that more is likely to happen (maybe not in higher frequency but potential).

Usually I could provide counter-arguments to myself in a realism/(should I buy apples or oranges comparison) kind-of sense but this one I feel more unsure about.

I wish I had more diverse exp in systems analysis as these kinds of questions that linger in my head really irritates my OCD brain as I just want to know what’s the most likely answer.

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    “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”

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      And that’s how you get fascism!

      Edit: from the backlash, I guess my contribution was misunderstood :-/. I meant that the top trying to hold on to its power against an increasly conscious base is how you get fascism. I’ll try to make myself clearer next time

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        From my point of view; death at the top of the pyramid is more of a symptom/resultant of fascism rather than it being the source.

        I could be wrong though

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          I wouldn’t even say it’s a symptom of fascism, more just a symptom of the same things that give rise to fascism

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        Nuh uh. Oppressing and brutalising the bottom layer of society is how you get fascism. Assasinations of the rich and powerful is how you get freedom.