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Richard Seymour on Luigi Mangione

Politics Theory Other

CHAPTER

Exploring Class Struggle through Assassination and Social Banditry

This chapter explores the implications of the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the support for suspect Luigi Mangione, linking it to class struggle and societal consciousness. It examines Eric Hobsbawm’s concept of the 'social bandit' and discusses how such actions reflect deeper systemic issues in the political landscape of the United States.

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