To the government that charged him, he was a “lone wolf,” an off-kilter individual representing nobody but himself when he pumped at least four bullets into Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia.
The assassination attempt on Wednesday, however, has put a spotlight on a far wider collective malfunction in Slovakia.
The Covid-19 pandemic, he said, hardened previously fluid lines into what have since become hostile camps, with little room for nuance.
Roughly half the population welcomed vaccines and half rejecting them.
Do you believe or not believe?” Mr. Milo said.
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