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Stuckinthebush

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21. Excellent response

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #20)

Mon Feb 26, 2024, 11:38 AM

Feb 2024

And yes, self immolation has never been as effective a tool as doing the long, hard work of cultural change.

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A man set himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C., now in critical condition [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 OP

Reminisent of Viet Nam War era- they were right about the morality of that war. mpcamb Feb 2024 #1

Possible? JustAnotherGen Feb 2024 #2

Sad that he didn't get the mental health help he needed before he did that to himself. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #8

Rage Against The Machine. TeamProg Feb 2024 #3

Active duty Air Force Johnny2X2X Feb 2024 #4

It's being reported he succumbed to his injuries More_Cowbell Feb 2024 #5

That's the best outcome for self immolation IronLionZion Feb 2024 #7

Horrifying way to protest IronLionZion Feb 2024 #6

Yes. And not effective. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #9

Amen JustAnotherGen Feb 2024 #10

Yeah, I guess Gandhi wasted his time too. limbicnuminousity Feb 2024 #11

I was not aware that Gandhi and Mother Teresa died by self-immolation. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 #13

Irrelevant. limbicnuminousity Feb 2024 #14

Gandhi was an attorney by trade, who organized against British colonialism. LeftInTX Feb 2024 #20

Excellent response Stuckinthebush Feb 2024 #21

Good reply. limbicnuminousity Feb 2024 #22

Mother Theresa made the world a worst place JI7 Feb 2024 #15

Gandhi was a pedophile and misogynist. limbicnuminousity Feb 2024 #16

Beliefs are not always good and shoudn't always be commended JI7 Feb 2024 #19

I don't know if he was a pedo, but he tested the waters Polybius Feb 2024 #25

I think the point was that he didn't touch them, which makes him not a pedo. ExciteBike66 Feb 2024 #28

Since they were 18/19, it would be legal here. LeftInTX Feb 2024 #29

Even if he did touch them, it wouldn't make him a pedo since they were 18 and 19 Polybius Feb 2024 #30

When did Ghandi or Mother Teresa set themselves on fire? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2024 #17

See #14. limbicnuminousity Feb 2024 #18

Free Palestine. Free Palestine. Free Palestine. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 #12

Aaron Bushnell...Active duty AF. Sounds like he was raised conservative, but followed free Palestine groups on FB. LeftInTX Feb 2024 #23

What a waste.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2024 #24

I think he was already suicidal. Might as well go out with a message. LeftInTX Feb 2024 #32

It will make the same difference as Rachel Corrie's death did. Turbineguy Feb 2024 #26

Heard that he snowybirdie Feb 2024 #27

Airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 #31

So let me get this straight Seeking Serenity Feb 2024 #33

Was he as disturbed in wars we actually participated in with many more civilians deaths? EX500rider Feb 2024 #34

My brother orangecrush Feb 2024 #35