• Shadow@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Like shit, if someone tried to kill me and failed then I’d probably raise my fist in defiance too.

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      3 months ago

      Why? The smart thing to do would be to cover yourself and get to safety. There could have been another shooter somewhere for all he knew. If this was done by smarter people, he’d be dead when he stood up like that. But adrenaline and his enormous ego got the better of him.

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      3 months ago

      Yes. Exactly. Maybe this is just a human response unrelated to authoritarianism, but maybe one which projects a strength authoritarians like to see.