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iphigeniacomplex · 14 days ago

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if you were to ask is the 1991 sondheim-weidman musical assassins pro-presidential assassination i would say no. if you were to ask is the 1991 sondheim-weidman musical assassins pro-william mckinley’s assassination in particular i would say well. maybe not CONSCIOUSLY.

#it speaks!#i love the way sympathy is used by the writers + manipulated for the audience its really effective ->#<- but i think even apart from that czolgosz comes away looking uniquely good based on the way his story is presented.#like comparing the ballad of guiteau to the ballad of czolgosz + its like. sondheim did you think that guy was cool.#trying to remove my own bias bc i know the most abt czolgosz out of all figures depicted bc of a moment in my youth. BUT I KNOW WHAT I SAW #assassins

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