International Active US Air Force member self-immolates outside Israel Embassy in Washington

[TheMaster]

Aaron Bushnell, an active US Air Force personnel. Quite a horrific way to go, but he had strong feelings about this and was protesting US support. Apparently he has since passed away.

Active-duty airman set himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy

The Air Force said the man who immolated himself is active duty. Emergency services said he suffered "critical life threatening injuries."

taskandpurpose.com

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Police reaction is a classic

 

[N13]

Aaron Bushnell, an active US Air Force personnel. Quite a horrific way to go, but he had strong feelings about this and was protesting US support. Apparently he has since passed away.

Active-duty airman set himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy

The Air Force said the man who immolated himself is active duty. Emergency services said he suffered "critical life threatening injuries."

taskandpurpose.com

Becoming a martyr is not an easy thing to do.

 

[Osculater]

Becoming a martyr is not an easy thing to do.

Because you only have one shot

 

[Bobby00]

I would burn the whole world before i burn myself. He achieved nothing and died a painful death.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Horrible way to go. Mental illness personified.

 

[emefer]

 

[SakurabasEar]

He could have utilized the rest of his life to actually do something about the problem, instead of lighting himself on fire.

Btw they let him light himself on fire, he couldn't get it lit for like a minute or two, while they were just standing there

 

[Belaya Smert]

Sadly this is the type of all In commitment our military is lacking in Joe Biden’s America.

 

[TheMaster]

Horrible way to go. Mental illness personified

No.
Given what he went through, he deserves the respect of being clear about what he chose to die for and in that manner.
He was not mentally ill, he was aghast at what he saw as the military being complicit in war crimes and wanted to take a stand against it.

He could have utilized the rest of his life to actually do something about the problem, instead of lighting himself on fire.

I agree it wasn't the best way to launch a protest, but he obviously felt powerless to do anything and you can't really disagree with him. He felt this was a way of making a statement that would make an impact and be remembered, like the famous Vietnamese monk self immolation.

 

[James Eagle]

No.
Given what he went through, he deserves the respect of being clear about what he chose to die for and in that manner.
He was not mentally ill, he was aghast at what he saw as the military being complicit in war crimes and wanted to take a stand against it.


I agree it wasn't the best way to launch a protest, but he obviously felt powerless to do anything and you can't really disagree with him. He felt this was a way of making a statement that would make an impact and be remembered, like the famous Vietnamese monk self immolation.

No mentally fit person lights themselves on fire

 

[Hdfi]

Committing genocide is not for everyone. He saw the atrocities that the USA/Israel are doing in Palestine and mentally broke down.

 

[SakurabasEar]

I agree it wasn't the best way to launch a protest, but he obviously felt powerless to do anything and you can't really disagree with him. He felt this was a way of making a statement that would make an impact and be remembered, like the famous Vietnamese monk self immolation.

I understand that, but we live in an era of like 3 day news cycles. So I feel there's a chance this will probably just be lost in like a week or something. I could be wrong though.

Also, the class of people that sponsor these wars count on us feeling powerless. If this guy had the balls to light himself on fire, he definitely had the attitude to take on elites. I just see this as a sad waste of potential, I guess

 

[Ichibanner]

No.
Given what he went through, he deserves the respect of being clear about what he chose to die for and in that manner.
He was not mentally ill, he was aghast at what he saw as the military being complicit in war crimes and wanted to take a stand against it.


I agree it wasn't the best way to launch a protest, but he obviously felt powerless to do anything and you can't really disagree with him. He felt this was a way of making a statement that would make an impact and be remembered, like the famous Vietnamese monk self immolation.

Yeah, the guy who lit himself on fire in an attempt to protest and draw attention to something was totally sane. As sane as people who cut themselves or have more than one instance of taking sleeping pills in weak-hearted suicide attempts.

Should he have lived I doubt he'd tell you that he was in a mentally well state up to the moment he lit himself on fire. Mentally well people don't off themselves.

I lost two relatives to suicide. Alcoholism and loss of a wife to cancer played a major role in one and PTSD from Vietnam and loss of a home to fire were the major factors of another along with a history of depression on that side of the family.

 

[SakurabasEar]

Police reaction is a classic

This goof is getting memed

 

[The_Renaissance]

No.
Given what he went through, he deserves the respect of being clear about what he chose to die for and in that manner.
He was not mentally ill, he was aghast at what he saw as the military being complicit in war crimes and wanted to take a stand against it.


I agree it wasn't the best way to launch a protest, but he obviously felt powerless to do anything and you can't really disagree with him. He felt this was a way of making a statement that would make an impact and be remembered, like the famous Vietnamese monk self immolation.

Wasn't so bothered about previous atrocities though? Just when Jews are involved?

 

[Koya]

Wasn't so bothered about previous atrocities though? Just when Jews are involved?

Have some damn respect and moderation for once in your life given the tragic death of that young man instead of trying to advance your agenda at all costs. Damn it.

 

[National Acrobat]

I would burn the whole world before i burn myself. He achieved nothing and died a painful death.

More heroic than getting killed by an IED in Irag circa mid 2000's

 

[Bobby00]

More heroic than getting killed by an IED in Irag circa mid 2000's

I wouldnt know.

 

[Brueskie]

At least he only took himself out, unlike the terrorists he supported.