用子弹刻 Meme:一种低劣的‘存在性战争’Bullets as Memes: A Pathetic Existential War
在子弹上刻 antifascist 符号和游戏俚语,把刺杀行为描述为“big meme”,这种行为逻辑是典型的认知入口被武器化后的畸形产物。Tyler Robinson 试图通过物理抹除一个他认为代表“仇恨”的符号来证明自己的存在,但这在本质上是一场彻底失败的博弈。他以为自己在通过“剔除”对方来获得主体性,实际上他只是掉入了另一种极端叙事的陷阱,将暴力美学化、游戏化,最终让自己变成了暴力机器的耗材。
最讽刺的共谋发生在私域空间。那个被称作 Luna 的伴侣,在面对一个杀人犯时,第一反应是“mwah mwah”的爱意表达,随后在被要求删除信息时轻描淡写地回复“alright”。这种基于情感依赖的共谋,掩盖了直接暴力的残酷性。在元暴力的逻辑中,无论被杀的是保守派还是进步派,只要将“杀戮”定义为某种必要之恶或正义之举,它就依然在维持那套“强力决定真理”的男性中心叙事。
Robinson 在遗书中写道“希望生活在一个不需要这样做(杀人)的世界”,这是一种典型的伪最优解表达。真正的最优解是构建一个公正的表达系统,而不是在一个暴力循环中通过成为更强力的施暴者来寻求救赎。当一个人认为只有通过枪击才能解决“不可协商的仇恨”时,他已经失去了对现实的解释权,成为了他所憎恨之物的镜像副本。
Engraving antifascist symbols and gaming slang on bullets, describing an assassination as a “big meme”—this is the distorted product of a weaponized cognitive entry. Tyler Robinson attempted to prove his existence by physically erasing a symbol he perceived as “hatred,” but this was a fundamentally failed game. He believed he was gaining subjectivity through excision, yet he merely fell into the trap of another extreme narrative, aestheticizing and gamifying violence, ultimately becoming mere fuel for the machinery of brutality.
The most poignant complicity occurred in the private sphere. The partner, referred to as Luna, responded to a murderer with “mwah mwah” expressions of love, later replying a casual “alright” when asked to delete messages. This complicity, driven by emotional dependency, masks the horror of direct violence. Within the logic of meta-violence, whether the victim is a conservative or a progressive, as long as “killing” is defined as a necessary evil or a righteous act, it continues to uphold the masculine-centric narrative that “might makes right.”
Robinson wrote in his note that he wished for a world where such actions were “not necessary.” This is a classic fake optimal expression. A true optimal expression involves constructing a system of just expressions, not seeking redemption by becoming a more powerful aggressor within a cycle of violence. When an individual believes that only a shooting can resolve “non-negotiable hate,” they have surrendered the power to interpret reality and have become a mirrored copy of the very thing they despise.