Luigi won't be the last accused killer that America has loved. Why?
By Meng Zhe, Xu-Pan Yiru, and Ge Xinge |
China Daily |
Updated: 2025-01-18 23:10
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Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League math prodigy and a suspect in the shooting of the UnitedHealth CEO, was treated as an anti-hero by many Americans. Behind the "Luigi phenomenon" lies the skyrocketing healthcare costs, worsening economic inequality, deep-seated racial tensions, and legacy media's racial biases. The "Luigi phenomenon" reflects the Americans' dissatisfaction with a pressure-cooker society.
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