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

[USA!USA!]

This is excellent life advice.

Yes!

I repeat.. do not kill yourself IF you want to live. Very important.

 

[KOByFootStomp]

LOL true

Not sure that was this guy's intention though.. but if that is what you want, now is the age to definitely accomplish that.

At the very least I hope Rage Against the Machine does the right thing and puts him on their next album cover.

 

[dirtypablo]

For some context, the Vietnam war continued for 12 years after this photo was taken.

That had nothing to do with the Vietnam war, it was a protest over the government treatment of Buddhists.

 

[dirtypablo]

And that makes them "sane"? A lot of religious nutters have "strong convictions" to do self harm in the name of a cause as well.

Just because he was some mysterious monk who lived in the mountains away from most human contact, doesn't make one of sound mind, when they light themselves on fire. In fact, it might've been his lack of human interaction and living life to its fullest, that caused him to think it was a good idea to light himself on fire in an effort to save a world that would largely ignore his "protest".

No disrespect to the fella. Took it like a champ. But no, lighting yourself on fire for any reason, is not rational thinking by any stretch. It is decidedly insane.

Absolutely guarantee that man lived life to a depth of fullness beyond anything you can possibly fathom.

 

[DiddlyDoodly]

Does anybody know if his protest worked?

He could have booked a flight to Gaza and the locals would have set him on fire, then paraded his dead body around town.

 

[PhitePhan]

By the way, Hamas sympathizers on twitter have been using another tactic to turn Aaron Bushnell into a martyr.

Constantly stating "His last words were 'Free Palestine!"

Its a useful propaganda tactic, to pretend Bushnell died on the spot, but he actually died many hours later. Approximately 8PM eastern US time.

Am I saying he regained consiousness and spoke sometime throughout the day? No information about that.
Am I saying he remained unconsciousness from the place of the incident, to his time in the ER room at the hospital, until his death? No information about that.

What I am saying is the Hamas-symathizers couldn't care less about whats true, and they couldn't care less about Aaron Bushnell. What matters to them is their propaganda, and they see Bushnell's suicide as a means to an end.
Nothing more.

Now do Israel apologists.

 

[HereticBD]

Absolutely guarantee that man lived life to a depth of fullness beyond anything you can possibly fathom.

Why? Because he has a mythical status you lend credibility to? He lived in the mountains with very little human interaction, while praying 9000 times a day and meditating. What a full life. I'm very jealous.

If he was some Christian hermit, you'd call him a retard.

 

[PhitePhan]

He could have booked a flight to Gaza and the locals would have set him on fire, then paraded his dead body around town.

Fuckin savages!!

Maybe we ought to send them a little “freedom” huh?

 

[deviake]

He could have booked a flight to Gaza and the locals would have set him on fire, then paraded his dead body around town.

What are you trying to say about the Palestinians here? Use clear language.

 

[SummerStriker]

That any of it will make a difference

I'm in my 40s. I'm pretty clear on how it works.

 

[DiddlyDoodly]

Fuckin savages, I tell ya!

Maybe we ought to send them a little “freedom” huh?

You been watching the videos of what they have been recently doing there too, huh?

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

I mean if the progs think it takes conviction to light yourself on fire, then by all means, show us.

 

[DiddlyDoodly]

What are you trying to say about the Palestinians here? Use clear language.

You mean the terrorist sympathizers?

Was that clear enough for ya?

 

[SummerStriker]

Why?

If a guy set himself on fire and it will make ZERO difference, then what do you think that your appearance at some protest will achieve?

I don't fucking know. Why do I vote when I know my guy is going to lose the county with 40%? We're all just dust. Y'all mother fuckers act like doing nothing is very important.

 

[PhitePhan]

You been watching the videos of what they have been recently doing there too, huh?

Yep, friggin decapitating babies and everything!

 

[deviake]

You mean the terrorist sympathizers?

Was that clear enough for ya?

So all Palestinians? Don't be shy now.

 

[DiddlyDoodly]

I don't fucking know. Why do I vote when I know my guy is going to lose the county with 40%? We're all just dust. Y'all mother fuckers act like doing nothing is very important.

Have fun at your next protest. When you make your signs, buy your supplies from Walmart. You'll save a few bucks.

 

[DiddlyDoodly]

So all Palestinians? Don't be shy now.

90% is still the majority, right?

 

[DiddlyDoodly]

Yep, friggin decapitating babies and everything!

I like the ones where they are selling food that was given to them for free to their own people.

Fucking epic.

 

[deviake]

90% is still the majority, right?

Too much of a wuss to just say it, gonna play games. Pathetic.