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Shooter Quoted Might Is Right
- Santino Legan referenced Might Is Right by Ragnar Redbeard shortly before the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting.
- The hosts connect the book's influence to modern extremist online subcultures and real-world violence.
From Radical Laborer To Extremist
- Arthur Desmond (likely Ragnar Redbeard) began as a radical, pro-labor politician in New Zealand.
- His early advocacy for land tax and Maori rights contrasts sharply with his later extremist turn.
Failed Parliamentary Runs
- Desmond campaigned for a single land tax and nationalization of large estates while representing small settlers.
- He won substantial local support but lost elections and later faced blacklisting and ruinous campaign debts.