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Link archived to avoid giving The Daily Mail any more clicks.

An eerie public show of support for Luigi Mangione outside New York Supreme Court on Monday drew comparisons to The Manson Family. A few dozen masked young women swayed and sang as the alleged UnitedHealthare CEO killer pled not guilty plea on terrorism charges . The 26-year-old sported a collared shirt, maroon sweater and orange shoes as he leaned over to a microphone to enter his plea. During his court appearance, he smiled at times when talking with his attorneys and stretched his right hand after an officer removed his cuffs. Mangione did not appear to have any family members with him. But one report suggested about two dozen women supporters got seats in the courtroom galley. In a scene reminiscent of Charles Manson's cult followers in the 60s, a few dozen supporters wearing masks chanted 'Free Luigi' outside over the blare of a trumpet. Some even were seen visibly singing, as a few masked Mangione fans sang 'The Hanging Tree' from the film series The Hunger Games. The song's lyrics include a repeated line: 'They strung up a man/They say who murdered three.'

Amazing that the feds and media aren't asking themselves if they're the bad guys in all of this. This guy killed someone who murdered thousands with the stroke of a pen. He has almost universal support. It couldn't be more clear to the public that this is only 'terrorism' because the person he killed was a wealthy CEO and that the justice system is corrupt.

A shocking public show of support for alleged UnitedHealthare CEO killer Luigi Mangione at his not guilty plea on terrorism charges Monday drew eerie comparisons to The Manson Family

From who, Daily Mail, who made the comparison?

Natalie Monarrez, a 55-year-old Staten Island resident, said she joined the demonstration because she lost both her mother and her life savings as a result of denied insurance claims. Read More Luigi Mangione speaks in court as he answers to terrorism charges for CEO shooting article image 'As extreme as it was, it jolted the conversation that we need to deal with this issue,' she said of the shooting. 'Enough is enough, people are fed up.'

I'm not going to post the rest of the article because it just goes into the details of the Manson cult, and I find the comparison of a shooting where 0 innocents were harmed to a racist cult to be disgusting.

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[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's kinda cool.thst bad journalism is being a useful idiot here.

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Such is to be expected from the Daily Heil, the Daily Fail, or whatever the Britshits call this rag (CW: fascist history)

spoiler

{Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount} Rothermere was a pioneer of popular tabloid journalism, and his descendants continue to control the Daily Mail {he co-founded it} and General Trust.

He became known for his open support for fascism and praise for Nazi Germany and the British Union of Fascists. which contributed to the popularity of those views in the 1930s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Harmsworth,_1st_Viscount_Rothermere


[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago

Oh I meant for our team in this case. TV watchers who are exposed to this are also older people who are dealing with insurance company shit themselves and everyone else sees it as a desperate attempt to manufacture consent that's a bit too desperate. There isn't really a way to.make him unsympathetic whether he did it or not and they keep trying to