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80. I heard about it in MO when it happpened from Thom Hartmann

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Man Kills Himself Holding 'Tax The 1%' in Front of Capitol�and Nobody Hears About It [View all] Katashi_itto Apr 2015 OP

The only thing that matters to the establishment malaise Apr 2015 #1

And they create our long-suffering. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #15

We help them malaise Apr 2015 #65

That's all we know. The world's economic royalists have kept us in bondage for millennia. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #97

Precisely malaise Apr 2015 #98

Why would they care? Over population is bad for the environment. merrily Apr 2015 #40

Same here in France. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #50

50% of the population is homeless? BB1 Apr 2015 #78

No. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #85

Precisely n/t malaise Apr 2015 #62

IMO most Americans have no clue about what this country is doing. They fall for all of the spoon fed RKP5637 Apr 2015 #76

I heard about it in MO when it happpened from Thom Hartmann bjobotts Apr 2015 #80

As long as the "haves" get theirs, nothing else is of concern. n/t PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #2

If you hear it on MSM ... GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #3

+1 Scuba Apr 2015 #5

+1 daleanime Apr 2015 #11

You got that right. nt raccoon Apr 2015 #26

K&R SamKnause Apr 2015 #4

The rest of us matter as much to the PTB and our corprat shadow gov't as he did. Triana Apr 2015 #6

Thank you for this important OP. woo me with science Apr 2015 #7

"Suicide is becoming a retirement plan." Heart rending. merrily Apr 2015 #41

expect it to become more of a retirement plan as social security cuts kick in ND-Dem Apr 2015 #81

+1000 Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #86

I find it interesting pangaia Apr 2015 #8

HARA KIRI is one of my favorite movies Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #9

One of the earliest anti-1% ers films. pangaia Apr 2015 #56

Agree! Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #60

I try to stay aware of what's happening.... daleanime Apr 2015 #10

It seems to have "slipped by" most everyone. 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #35

Narcissistic, the answer is narcissistic. zeemike Apr 2015 #12

Your saying the guy was narcissistic? Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #14

No I am saying we are as a society. zeemike Apr 2015 #28

Cool, had me wondering there. I agree! Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #29

I'm waiting for the laws that say we can't "diss" the 1%. It's already a convention. valerief Apr 2015 #13

minority rule uber alles reddread Apr 2015 #71

i've sure noticed that here. no problem making fun of poor people's teeth, education, ND-Dem Apr 2015 #82

"One woman on a bicycle stopped to take a selfie with the scene in the background." NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #16

wow and damn. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #24

papers generally don't cover suicides, or at least that was the case years ago. arely staircase Apr 2015 #17

K&R marym625 Apr 2015 #18

"Specialness" is the worst mental error that exists. The "I get to have, so you don't get to have", Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #19

Since the 1st guy was from Mt. Laurel, there was plenty of coverage here in the Philly area BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #20

Disagree. Protestors with this amount of conviction should be honored for their message . It is not about "outrage", Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #25

The difference here BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #27

The gyrocopter mailman delivered a message I hear, the message everyone is ignoring...money corrupting democracy. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #42

In order to make change BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #44

How about the "protestors" with the explosive vests? jberryhill Apr 2015 #31

You come from a strange world. Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #37

At least the comments from referenced poster are generally consistent......consistently morose. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #43

Perfectly legitimate question treestar Apr 2015 #53

I'm not sure you understand what "legitimate" means, treestar Scootaloo Apr 2015 #90

We generally don't celebrate suicides jberryhill Apr 2015 #63

Actually, I will marvel at your show Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #69

Man commits suicide over Obama re-election jberryhill Apr 2015 #91

Buddhist immolates himself in protest Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #93

Your definition of "hero" is "agrees with me" jberryhill Apr 2015 #95

oh yeah, wasnt that Fantastic Four #137? reddread Apr 2015 #72

Why DU is still worth keeping up with... AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #75

You can bet your sweet ass on one thing. If the Guy was holding a sign that said... BlueJazz Apr 2015 #21

sadly agree... dhill926 Apr 2015 #34

True, though a devout Catholic would be as anti-suicide as treestar Apr 2015 #54

Oh..Didn't know he was Catholic. Strange enough, I was an Altar boy once. I'll have to post, ... BlueJazz Apr 2015 #57

The actual guy may not have been one treestar Apr 2015 #58

Oh..I get it. Sorry..little ah...mellow right now, enjoying Fritos Chili Cheese Corn Chips. BlueJazz Apr 2015 #59

Enjoy! treestar Apr 2015 #61

64 year old vietnam vet? arely staircase Apr 2015 #22

The very youngest may have turned 57 this year BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #33

We exited in 1973 Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #83

Operation Frequent Wind BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #87

In 1975, it was military evacuating Vietnamese and the remaining American civilians Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #88

It's like WWII BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #89

But would military people who arrived in Japan after the end of hostilities Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #94

Of course. BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #99

Same lack of coverage of the "why" for the mini-chopper protesting CU guy and the guy protesting Fox. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #23

People commit suicide for all kinds of reasons... jberryhill Apr 2015 #30

A revolution was started over a man who burned himself to death in Tunisia... AZ Progressive Apr 2015 #32

I heard about it. SheilaT Apr 2015 #36

The Buddahist monk who burned himself to death in Vietnam helped to end... bvar22 Apr 2015 #38

that was in 1963. The war was just getting started and would last another decade. nt arely staircase Apr 2015 #45

You are incorrect. bvar22 Apr 2015 #46

The war went on for a decade after that, so it's unlikely the poor man's treestar Apr 2015 #51

You cannot posssibly deny that he wasn't a part of it all. bvar22 Apr 2015 #55

there was more than that one case. ND-Dem Apr 2015 #84

First off, he has a name; Th�ch Quang Duc Scootaloo Apr 2015 #92

Mental illness sucks. Oneironaut Apr 2015 #39

The police are for the 1%. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #47

Also, suicide is generally taboo in this country AZ Progressive Apr 2015 #48

Reminds me of how China treats the Tibetan monks that set themselves on fire.nt daredtowork Apr 2015 #49

The sign he was carrying is a strange one - I mean he's killing himself treestar Apr 2015 #52

What is so strange about it? Oilwellian Apr 2015 #100

Why do you say that? treestar Apr 2015 #101

I'm local... I heard about it... PosterChild Apr 2015 #64

Long ago, Thespian2 Apr 2015 #66

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #67

K&R DeSwiss Apr 2015 #68

censorship trumps information reddread Apr 2015 #70

.. AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #73

Congress and the media whores know how bad things are getting in the US as far as justice whereisjustice Apr 2015 #74

they certainly arent susceptible to programming suggestions reddread Apr 2015 #77

kick midnight Apr 2015 #79

so to have a worthwhile politcal suicide you now need an explosive device of some sort dembotoz Apr 2015 #96

His name was Leo. He was a student. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2015 #102