@warmbeverageenjoyer @phnt @thatbrickster @meeper there is a general expectation in society that there are methods and systems of accountability which allow for the release of social and institutional pressures. things like markets, votes, protests, etc. with material conditions in real terms rapidly declining for large segments of every age demographic, inelastic expenses (housing, medical) ballooning, and profiteers making off with no recourse or remedy, we're starting to see the beginnings of a social norm where political violence is not only tolerated but lionized. the luigi mangione case from late last year is the type example of this, but if rfk jr pushes his luck with banning certain types of medications or denying the efficacy of vaccines leading to outbreaks of preventable disease claiming the lives of children, since all legal means of recourse have been closed off, people are going to snap and take matters into their own hands. anyway, as someone who was used by the wakefield lobby to push their propaganda (back when it was still lefty-coded), I have a lot of resentment towards most of the above mentioned groups but being christian I'm compelled not to answer sword with sword. it's difficult.