• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    This story is fascinating.

    99% of this country seems to form their entire worldview around what their preferred news program tells them, and the news programs are saying that Luigi supporters are a cult and he’s Charles Manson, and murdered a sweet, innocent CEO who was a father and a husband. Meanwhile, we’re all over here like… NULLIFY.

    I wish we could get people to ignore the news narratives more.

      • FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works
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        2 days ago

        I was honestly really surprised and proud of my boomer, right leaning father coming to me and talking to me about his support for Luigi and hatred of these private health CEOs. To be fair were Canadian, but even he’s experienced enough difficulty getting access to good health care that he understands just how evil these corporations are.

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    I wonder, as someone who has a name similar to a famous character myself, how Luigi feels about people using the Nintendo character as his symbol of rebellion. He is ex-game industry, after all.

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      I though he was fintech. His degrees are for comp sci and engineering, he went to an ivy league.

      I hope he tells people to cut the mario bros shit out, a lot of fans probably don’t want to be associated with a murdercult.