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“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (9 children)

I've created a torrent for the video if anyone wants to help seed. His sacrifice in bringing attention to the US-sponsored genocide in Palestine must not be forgotten.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago

Aaron Bushnell, the greatest American since John Brown

[–] [email protected] 71 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Self immolation as a form of protest. For anyone unaware of it there was a Buddhist monk who immolated themself to protest the oppression of Buddhists by the Catholic PM of Vietnam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine_%28album%29

https://time.com/3791176/malcolm-browne-the-story-behind-the-burning-monk/

[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 months ago

"Arab Spring" started with a immolation.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago

Rest in power

[–] [email protected] 51 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is it just me or have all the links been taken down?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I've created a torrent for the video if anyone wants to help seed.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago

RIP to the one good troop.

[–] [email protected] 112 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This is the 2nd one. The only reason we're even hearing about this is because he had to foresight to live stream it and also an independent journalist was there with a camera

[–] [email protected] 62 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Maybe this is why I'm not seeing it, it was a few months ago.

Edit: The link says this was in DC recently though.

"A US Air Force soldier is in critical condition after he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, Sunday."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

I was investigating the “second time” comment. Yes, the most recent event was in DC. The first event was in Atlanta.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

He’s died now.

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