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As someone who is committed to non-violence, I cannot condone Brian Thompson’s murder. But as an amateur historian, I cannot but recognize the significance of Luigi Mangione’s alleged action.

Although I myself believe that ultimate power lies in non-violence, it’s hard to talk about everyday events without acknowledging how violence plays a part in our culture. There are so few examples of important people in history who did not use or promote violence, that it’s hardly possible to judge people as good or bad according to their commitment to non-violence. Usually, we just say someone is good because they used less violence, or they used violence for a good cause or as a last resort.

So if you want to draw a distinction between Brian Thompson and Luigi Mangione, you could say that Thomspon acted legally in refusing to help people who ended up dying in order to make tremendous profit, while Mangione killed someone as an act of retribution without such action being sanctioned by law.

It’s very telling that so many Americans, who are by and large obedient to law and supportive of the profit motive, are showing solidarity with Mangione and indifference to the grief Thompson’s family must be feeling. Liberals especially despise violence…