We can celebrate the ideal of a person willing to fight back while still defending the actual person who may or may not have been the person who did it.
“Luigi” is gestalt:
An ideal of a person willing to fight for all of us against an oppressive system
A Human who is charged and not yet legally proven guilty of a crime; who may or may not be a scapegoat
We hail as heroes those who fight against oppression even when, and often because, their fighting breaks ‘the rules.’
If Luigi shot this CEO, then he deserves our respect as a hero: A person who has sacrificed to remove a serial killer who was above the law.
If Luigi did not shoot this CEO, then he deserves our support as a victim of the above system.
Sharing memes and keeping him in the public zeitgeist supports both.
We can celebrate the ideal of a person willing to fight back while still defending the actual person who may or may not have been the person who did it.
“Luigi” is gestalt:
We hail as heroes those who fight against oppression even when, and often because, their fighting breaks ‘the rules.’
If Luigi shot this CEO, then he deserves our respect as a hero: A person who has sacrificed to remove a serial killer who was above the law. If Luigi did not shoot this CEO, then he deserves our support as a victim of the above system.
Sharing memes and keeping him in the public zeitgeist supports both.