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  • MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I saw the video he made on tik tok last night before it was removed. Fucking brutal. But the guy pointing the gun at him was frozen. I’ve seen it before and it’s happened to me. The brain just shuts the fuck off. System overload. He’ll have the memory of that horrifying moment right along side the memory of the failure of his own mind and body completely failing him, forever. People were shouting “we need fire extinguishers not guns” but the guy just couldn’t do anything, even after the guy had collapsed and the fire was put out, he was still locked in place aiming his pistol at the body.

    The Airman who self immolated could have spent the rest of his life trying to make a difference for Palestinians, now he can never help, and he’ll be forgotten in a couple of weeks of the news cycle. If anyone ever feels the need to do something, help, don’t hurt. Hurt never helps.

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      10 months ago

      That’s not how martyrdom works.

      This man’s actions just inspire me to support the Palestinian cause more.

      You don’t see Zionists self-immolating, and it’s because they’re winning.

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      10 months ago

      The police officer suffers from lack of adequate training. Your fire fighters, medics, nurses, physicians, etc would jump right in. The police are only taught to see the public as their enemies, and this is the result.

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      10 months ago

      I will remember this. He acted on the frustration millions of other people feel. I don’t know what the impact will be but the Arab Spring start with one immolation.

    • DigitalFrank@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I’m sure he thought he was making a difference, but in reality the only difference he probably made was that the fire extinguishers on Embassy Row will be checked for expiration dates.