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See, in order to assume his act was "crazy," we have to start by making it a normative principle nobody should ever lay down their life for others. I think the divergence over whether his act was political or was he automatically crazy boils down to: are you a bootlicker?
Where were all these internet psychologists calling self immolation mentally deranged and suicidal when it was in the Vietnam war history books?
That's so accurate.
There was that Islamophobic Buddhist monk who self-immolated in Sri Lanka in 2013 to protest Muslim butchers. People across the spectrum weighed in on the idea of burning yourself alive to protect cattle. I don't recall anyone calling it crazy then. At most, reprehensible, misguided, etc. But the idea you'd kill yourself to protest the treatment of cattle/Muslim butchers wasn't considered "crazy" at the time.
The line seems to be when you'd do it not just for cattle, but also for Palestinians? Is that the conclusion I'm supposed to draw? That's when self-immolation starts becoming "crazy?"
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You know this article pissed me off with the self-immolation bit.
Self Immolation in protest couldn't be from preexisting mental illness. He clearly was emotionally impacted by his experience in the environment enough that his rational brain thought that by assuming such agonizing pain and stating the protest, the message would get heard a squeak louder.
Suicidal people don't think rationally. They want the pain to end. Or they become wildly careless. They don't sit there and go "how do I accomplish some good and end my suffering " while selecting the second worst way to die.
What's the first worst?
Probably Starvation, because of the whole "body slowly eating iitself up" thing.
You know, the way Israel (with, lets never forget, the unwavering support of the US and Germany) is killing children in Gaza.
I agree with most of your comment, but when I was suicidal I absolutely was looking for ways to achieve something good through my death.
While I 100% agree with your interpretation in this case, I'm sure we can agree that "mentally ill person setting themselves on fire because the voices in their head told them too" is a plausible scenario. Self-immolation itself can absolutely be mental illness.
This was not mental illness.
You won't ever know if it was or wasn't a mental illness and stating it as fact that it wasn't is about as misguided as the press calling it 100% a mental illness.
The thing about a mental illness is it's not always visible, not always curable. There is a tiny red line that stands between a person killing themselves in protest, and because of a mental illness.
I still question the intentions of the media and how a lot of outlets immediate ran to claim his actions as mental health related.
Like sure, I can see where that's coming from in a sense since self-immolation is inherently self-harm and you have to question a person's mental health for doing so, but at the same time, I don't know of anybody off-hand who says the same about the Buddhist monks who did the same in Vietnam.
Maybe times have changed and people don't see that action the same way as they used to back then, but if they are going to call this a result of mental health, I really hope they keep consistency with that from here on forward.
I still question the intentions of the media and how a lot of outlets immediate ran to claim his actions as mental health related.
They're beholden to Zionists.
They don't report in good faith.
Ex: Israeli prisoners are "hostages" while Palestinian prisoners are "detainees."
This whole shitshow is a case study of propaganda and indoctrination, along with the war in Ukraine.
Someone does something crazy for a cause I agree with -> Heroic, valiant, inspiring
Someone does something crazy for a cause I disagree with -> Mentally ill, traumatised, brainwashed
Lest I'd have to begin to consider I might have been supporting monsters all along.
Just to explain why, not to take from your broader point, it's because he's not of the people being harmed. Typically this form of protest is done by those being harmed.
The thing is, and I'm not bringing it to say it is anyone's obligation no matter what they do or who they are, but Bushnell was a soldier. A soldier is usually already not as removed from the idea of death or harm coming their way, unlike most other people. Ideally, they are not readily available to put their own lives in the line, but they are aware the job entails duty and that duty may require more than common resources, hence putting the body at risk.
When you simply shift this duty to uphold justice for oppressed people on the other side of the planet rather than to sit with thumbs twiddling for your own country's military orders, it is easily justifiable to use this resource in line to protect others.
A journalist, a psychiatrist, or many of the other life occupancies have different resources they use and can also utilize as a last resort.
Mental health is a scapegoat for reasonable reactions to the absolutely horrible times we are living through.
I agree. Recognizing that "greedy scumbag" is the default for humanity has really put things into perspective for me.
The only mental health issues I see are from the people in power that stand by and let these atrocities go unchecked.