> I think he could kill a random person in front of thousands, and by the next day we'd see articles arguing why the random person actually deserved it and why it's not that bad
Think even bigger. How many deaths is he responsible for as a result of DOGE cuts to overseas aid? This seems to be water that passed under the bridge a long while ago as far as 'societies attention' goes.
Humans are terrible at seeing and really internalizing second-order impacts of things, even if they are horrific. That's why I think directly killing one person would have a far greater impact on the average person than indirectly causing the deaths of thousands with the stroke of a pen.
Think even bigger. How many deaths is he responsible for as a result of DOGE cuts to overseas aid? This seems to be water that passed under the bridge a long while ago as far as 'societies attention' goes.
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-shutdown-has-led-to-hund...
https://www.doge-impact.org/