What are the opinions you’ve heard from people you’ve met in real life? I know the internet seems to have consensus, but the internet is not always representative of the real world.

What are the opinions of Luigi in your:

Family? Relatives? Friends? Coworkers/Classmates? People in your area?

I don’t really want to discuss this IRL since I’m a bit paranoid of mass surveillance and getting my voice recorded saying anything anti-establishment could put a target on my back, especially with the incoming US administration, so I’d rather not. (I know, I’m paranoid)

(Edit: Also, I don’t want a future employer somehow getting a recording of me glorifying a CEO’s death)

The only people IRL I’ve heard from are my parents who basically read propaganda from Wechat that just portrays Luigi as some crazy person, but, then again, my parents are also Pro-CCP idiots and hates Democrats for the “migrant crisis”, so that seems to be a trend for their beliefs: just parotting what Wechat says.

  • RBWells@lemmy.world
    23·
    12 days ago

    Oof, I was not going to share my thoughts on this but: my first thought when I saw the smiling footage was that it had to be a cute psychopath, I don’t think most people could smile while they planned to kill anyone, and I was glad that if he was a weapon at least he was aimed correctly. I wouldn’t say my impression has changed.

    My gay coworker said, and I quote “ooh, hello handsome!”

    Nobody I’ve talked to has been able to dredge up any sympathy for the victim, like literally nobody of any class or inclination. All feel he killed for profit, live by the sword, die by the sword. That is separate from any feelings about the killer or vigilante justice in general.

    • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzEnglish
      77·
      12 days ago

      I don’t think most people could smile while they planned to kill anyone

      That’s ridiculous. Plenty of people smile while bringing a live turkey back home from a farmer’s market the day before Thanksgiving.

      Anyone can become okay with killing if they’re trained to see the target as undeserving of life. Sometimes it’s because they see the target as less than human. Sometimes it’s because they see the target as evil. But anyone can smile while taking a life if they think they have a good reason.

      • False@lemmy.world
        3·
        11 days ago

        I’ve never heard of anyone getting a live turkey in the US. Where do you live where people do that?

        • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzEnglish
          15·
          11 days ago

          https://avbirds.com/products/2023-thanksgiving-live-turkey-pick-up-only

          THANKSGIVING LIVE TURKEY (PICK UP ONLY)

          COME AND PICK UP YOUR OWN THANKSGIVING TURKEY AT OUR HATCHERY. THIS IS FOR A MALE HERITAGE BREED OF TURKEY SUCH AS THE BOURBON RED TURKEYS. If you have not had one of those turkeys in the past, you are in for a treat. These are nothing like the store-bought turkeys. These turkeys are slow growing and taste so much better than any store bought turkey.

          Guess it happens less often in the city these days. Drag thought everyone knew about it.