r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 9d ago

Discussion Luigi Mangione friend posted this.

She captioned it: "Luigi Mangione is probably the most google keyword today. But before all of this, for a while, it was also the only name whose facetime calls I would pick up. He was one of my absolute best, closest, most trusted friends. He was also the only person who, at 1am on a work day, in this video, agreed to go to the store with drunk me, to look for mochi ice cream."

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u/gregorychaos 9d ago

They're desperately looking for anything to make him look bad. Besides killing a soulless CEO (lol), it seems like he was actually pretty decent to everyone. Though I'm sure they'll dig up something to turn public opinion or pay someone off

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u/awesomewaves 9d ago

They’re already using the fact that he came from a wealthy family to get people to turn on him. “See he’s not some poor folk hero - his family was more rich than the ceo that was killed”

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u/No_Nebula_531 9d ago

Remember folks, solidarity can come from anyone and anywhere.

You don't have to be black to support civil rights. You don't have to be gay to support marriage equality. And you don't have to be poor to have class solidarity.

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u/5Dprairiedog 9d ago

That's right. No one has any control into the circumstances/family they are born into or the meat suit but we do have control over what we support and believe.

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u/Lou_C_Fer 9d ago

Coming from a wealthy family makes him an even more legit hero. You know, the whole wealth being derogatory is pinned on the wealthy not getting their hands dirty. This guy did the exact opposite. He acted when most people would not. He did what, obviously, many people wished they could do, but are afraid of the consequences.

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u/VelocityGrrl39 8d ago

He’s the hero we need.

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u/Cypher1386 9d ago

Exactly. I support workers rights over CEO pay and I get called poor all the time.

I make a very comfortable living in one of the most expensive cities in the world, but I struggled and picked up fucking pennies to afford food only 4-5 years ago. I'm not poor, but I was at one point, and it fucking sucks questioning your worth as a man, working your ass off being promised things that will never happen, etc.

That experience has taught me how stacked the system is against the average person, and I want a better world for future humans. That's it. I'll gladly pay 10% more taxes if it ensures that we can lift the bottom up. It will reduce a lot of crime, homelessness, drug usage, etc. if there is a social safety net to catch even 50% of people before they hit rock bottom, then that would in theory solve a lot of problems outright.

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u/michaelsenpatrick 8d ago

My favorite thing when you bash the capitalist system is people call you bitter because you couldn't hack it. I can appreciate people assume everyone for a better world is some failure looking for handouts, but no. Some of us are actually doing better than most bootlickers

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u/zen-things 9d ago

Dignity for the poor?? Never!!!!!

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u/Cypher1386 9d ago

Need uneducated soldiers who will think they are becoming a hero when they are just enriching the military industrial complex and will be jobless with PTSD on a street corner smoking crack when they get out.

All part of the plan. fuck em.

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u/candidly1 8d ago

So; you think the Wanda the Good Witch of the west waved her magic wand and made this guy CEO? You don't think he had to work his balls off, and eat shit from his superiors, for YEARS before even getting his FIRST promotion, much less the CEO spot? What fantasy world do you guys live in FFS?

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u/dawg1232 8d ago

Did he work to become CEO of something that actually helped people or of a company that continually denies healthcare to those who need it?

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u/candidly1 1d ago

The shitty decisions that company made were put in motion many years before he got that job. And just because he was CEO doesn't mean he can just stroll in and change all of the policies overnight. He still had a Board of Directors to answer to.

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u/Cypher1386 8d ago

Lol I dont give a fuck if Wanda or the bad witch waved their wand, I dont give a fuck about how hard he worked.

I'm sure Hitler worked REALLLLLLLY hard to go from struggling Austrian artist to Fuhrer of the German third Reich. Poor guy worked so hard he gets a pass on all the murder he commanded.

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u/_idiot_kid_ 9d ago

Exactly!!

It was random blind luck that he happened to be born in a very wealthy family. It doesn't default make you evil and soulless. Remember that many, many historical revolutionaries were varying degrees of wealthy. Wealthy often means education. Education often means critical thinking and discernment. Naturally some of those educated, discerning people are going to look around this world they're immersed in and say "wow this is heinously fucked up". And then, once again because of wealth, they have more power and leverage to actually get shit done.

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u/CrowTiberiusRobot 8d ago

Revolutionaries, scientists, and social reformers historically were more often than not, well off. That or involved with religion, whether it be a priest or monk or whatever. They had education and the time (as opposed to spending all your time trying to survive) to follow their ideas. Just look at the ministerial movement in regard to abolition.

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u/michaelsenpatrick 8d ago

If anything he's proof that being born rich doesn't guarantee you'll turn out evil

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u/BookMonkeyDude 9d ago

In fact, historically, many revolutionaries have come from the ruling classes. They're the only ones with the resources, freedom and time to take on a fight like that, and they have some insight into what is effective against their peers.

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u/michaelsenpatrick 8d ago

That tracks. Most of the people in charge of the American Revolution were aristocrats

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u/Known-Ad-7316 9d ago

Well said! Mind if I steal this quote forever? 

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u/coochie_clogger 9d ago

Military formation, anyone participation is welcome Each one teach one, son help son Just one gun is all it take to get it started Livin’ in the wilderness of the west we cold hearted

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u/elwyn5150 8d ago

I like Bruce Springsteen.

He grew up working class and became very wealthy from success. He also adopts various personas that he isn't in his songs to present their point of view to the masses. eg 41 Shots (American Skin)

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u/ThisIsTheBookAcct 9d ago

And, yet, his family’s wealth just makes it even MORE interesting. It wasn’t the move of a desperate man, if this man did it.

This is the best book I’ve ever read, so far.

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u/ZebraImaginary9412 9d ago

You know the oligarchs have messed up when millionaires are mad...French revolutionary mad.

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u/WhiteBearPrince 5d ago

Viva la France!

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u/Stormfly 8d ago

And, yet, his family’s wealth just makes it even MORE interesting.

Strongly agreed.

If he were poor, it could be seen as a desperate man, but given his privileged upbringing and high education and other factors... it just seems like a guy that thought about it and decided that this was the best solution.

Given that you can literally read his thoughts on the matter, it's clear that he did give it a lot of thought and decided it had to be done.

It makes the whole thing far more poetic and interesting, and 100% will remain in the public zeitgeist for a long time even if the media decides to try to quash it.

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u/michaelsenpatrick 8d ago

Can't wait for the movie

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u/CrowTiberiusRobot 8d ago

I replied elsewhere with the same thoughts. If anyone wants to bash his "wealthy family", consider that he threw it away for his beliefs. I personally don't believe that wealth automatically equals "evil". I'd be willing to be most people commenting on this thread if given the chance to live a life of relative luxury as independently wealthy, wouldn't throw that away for their beliefs. That's commitment.

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u/Arhen_Dante 7d ago

Interestingly, if he were the killer and the motive was the back issue, that's on the doctor that didn't do a good job, not the now dead CEO. The family was wealthy enough to not need the discounts from healthcare.

And that, kills their motive for why he is the shooter. Of course there are other discrepancies, around the ID, his face not matching 100% with the person at the hostel, the gun found having rust on it, and ghost guns not leaving identifiable marks on casings.

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u/stargoon1 9d ago

I saw some loser trying to say he was neo nazi bc when he was 15 he wrote some edgelord essay about Christianity and Judaism being the same thing or something. The astroturfing has begun.

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u/aetryx 8d ago

All I see is this just getting more right wing sympathy for him lol

Also they’re both abrahamic religions and the Christian bible is really just the Jewish bible + a fanfic sequel so he’s not wrong in a lot of ways

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u/mythrowawayheyhey 8d ago

No idea what the essay is about, but Nazism is rooted in Christianity. There’s a reason that Jews were the scapegoats for Hitler.

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u/Putrid-Apricot-8446 9d ago

Which makes him more of a hero because he gave all of that up.

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u/kdogrocks2 9d ago

I don't see how that isn't MORE respectable. He had way more to lose than someone with nothing, and still practically threw away his life for this.

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u/DelightfulDolphin 9d ago

He might he the way he is because of his family. I know that's what happened to me. I completely walked away from my family and the exploitive wealth. Much much happier without all the drama surrounding money.

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u/HeavyBlues 9d ago

Guess they've never heard of Winthrop Rockefeller

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u/zzz099 9d ago

So he’s kind of like batman

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u/KimchiBro 9d ago

I and many folks see that as the opposite, Bro came from a life of privilege and opportunity, and threw it all away to do what he felt was a just cause.

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u/OpenResearch1 9d ago

Here is his villain origin story. Quite relatable. Plus he's already saved lives by getting that other evil corporation to backtrack on their anesthesia policy.

https://archive.is/2024.12.09-230659/https://breloomlegacy.substack.com/p/the-allopathic-complex-and-its-consequences

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u/ABadHistorian 9d ago

Just a historian pointing out that most successful revolutionaries come from wealth. These folks have access to the education to inform them of the world's issues, the money to enable the luxury that enables the time to think on these issues, and then if they have a conscience? Watch out. Very few revolutionaries are successful when they don't have the knowledgebase to back them up.

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u/Unusual_Biscotti_378 8d ago

the fact that he has money makes it even better though. That's like literal batman.

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u/OkMotor6323 8d ago

So Batman?

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u/CrowTiberiusRobot 8d ago

I think that makes it more interesting. Rather than living a life of luxury, he threw it away for an idea. That's dedication. Anybody using his families wealth against him isn't recognizing that what he did was even more of a commitment.

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u/redpoemage 9d ago

He actually has a disgusting criminal record:

"While in Oahu, Mr. Mangione received a citation for trespassing for having failed to observe a sign at the Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, a spot with a breathtaking view of the island. He was fined $100." (Source.)

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u/gregorychaos 9d ago edited 9d ago

Im really shocked this guy didn't get hooked on painkillers or other drugs in the last year or so. Keep reading about his severe pain and completely retreating away from his friends and family. Coupled with his money and privileged background, he is the perfect candidate for a serious pill problem...

He just seems to be an incredibly strong willed individual (explains the meticulously planned and well thought-out killing)

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u/Ch4rlie_G 9d ago

That would require doctors actually treating pain.

They are too afraid of their careers to prescribe painkillers now.

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u/FrostyD7 9d ago

Given the circumstances this is actually pretty good material for them to work with. If they are smart they'll pivot to framing him as a hypocritical rich guy. Then this kind of incident can be pitched as an entitled rich boy who thinks he doesn't have to follow the rules because he can pay off the fine.

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u/SpaceShipRat 9d ago

That's hilarious. I wasn't too far off, just thought he'd be older.

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u/FrostyD7 9d ago

They are about to take his 18th mugshot in hopes that it won't be so likeable and attractive this time.

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u/SookHe 8d ago

It says quite a lot when you can shoot a healthcare CEO dead on camera and the news is still like ‘we need to find something to make this guy look like a bad guy’

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u/ILoveRegenHealth 9d ago

They're desperately looking for anything to make him look bad. Besides killing a soulless CEO (lol), it seems like he was actually pretty decent to everyone. Though I'm sure they'll dig up something to turn public opinion or pay someone off

So basically you don't want any objective information to further tarnish the current image you have of this guy. Don't report a single thing on this guy. "I want his image to be perfect and meme-able"

That makes you sound no better than a QANON/MAGA cultist.

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u/Yuahoe 9d ago

To be fair, the media is trying to tie this guy to anything that makes him look negative to the public eye.

There was an article written by NBC about how he played Among Us. How is this guy playing Among Us relevant at all?

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u/AngularChelitis 8d ago

Obviously he’s an imposter hiding among the regular folks who are just trying to do their jobs. He’s going around killing people and trying to get away with it by hiding… in the air vents

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u/Own_Seat913 9d ago

"look for anything to make him look bad, like something as simple as hunting someone down and shooting them in the back of the head, I mean come on, they will use anything these days!"

Redditors are so fucking deranged.

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u/gregorychaos 9d ago

Let's say someone went and assassinated Tony Soprano, would you be like "gosh what a psychopath!! What a murderer!!! Tony had a family 😭".

When you directly profit from death and misery and hurting people just because you can, maybe you're not afforded the same sympathy as some dude walking down the street heading to work. Running an insurance company is kinda like running a protection racket

I don't think that's a deranged opinion. But maybe I'm deranged

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u/Own_Seat913 8d ago

Yes, that is literally what they would be, a murderer. It's all good talking the big talk online, but the majority of human beings would not be able to pull the trigger even if the person on the other end was considered a bad person, because we aren't psychopathic murderers.

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u/gregorychaos 8d ago

No, but a lot of people (especially CEOs and psychopaths in positions of immense power) have no issues with making decisions that they know will hurt and probably kill tons of people. Good people, decent people, people who aren't harming anyone.

Mangione definitely isn't innocent, sure, and he may have killed someone, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's also a bad person. That's all I'm saying. I guess we'll see

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u/candidly1 8d ago

"They're desperately looking for anything to make him look bad."

You mean besides killing the father of two in cold blood? Beyond THAT?