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The Life and Death of Aaron Bushnell: Friend Says Self-Immolation Was a Demand for Justice

www.democracynow.org The Life & Death of Aaron Bushnell: Friend Says Self-Immolation Was a Demand for Justice

In an act that has captured the attention of the world, Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force, set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington Sunday to protest Israel’s assault on Gaza and U.S. support for the military campaign. Bushnell, who live-stre...

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I mean, that's kinda obvious ain't it?
- Some are trying to paint him as suicidal rather than this being the act of protest that it is.
  
  Self-immolation is one of the absolute worst ways to end yourself. If he was in the army and just suicidal, he'd have way better options to do it.
  
  The sad fact is that mentally stable people do not burn themselves to death in protest. He got too wrapped up in current events when he should have been spending time with family and friends (and probably doctors too).
  
  Can it be both?
- Not if you're NPR apparently.
  
  Not as if he wasn't screaming "Free Palestine!" for as long as he could or anything

Rest in power.

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- Mentally ill people burning themselves to death in protest is a lot more dramatic than angry facebookposting but fundamentally accomplishes about the same thing. Sorry we lost a good airman for nothing...seek help if you're feeling suicidal folks.
  
  What should he have done?
- That's the only real crime you can think of, really?
  Hmmm.

He asked, what would you do if you lived in a genocidal state?
My answer "always have been".
- you mean the US?
  
  I'd say at least half of all modern nations, but yeah the US is one of the better examples

It was for nothing.
- Aaron Bushnell got CNN to say the word Genocide on live TV. Even when talking about marches with 1 million people CNN called it war.
  
  And it will be right back out of the news cycle next week.
  
  WOW!!! CNN said "genocide"??? Holy fuck pack it up boys, the work is done.
- I mean it made you make a comment. Regardless of your opinion, it still did something.

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