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101. Why do you say that?

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:19 AM

Apr 2015

Why would you draw that from that? What's the need for the false accusation of lack of compassion?

You can wager, but depression kills people this way, not poverty. A lot of poor people go on living. Most, in fact. And rich people kill themselves - money doesn't mean you won't be depressed. That's a disease.

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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