It also showed the people struggling on the ground in Gaza that we aren't all heartless monsters in the West, which is why PFLP and Hamas both came out in support. That matters.

It's also an inspiration to all of us and an indictment of our own cowardice. How can we sit at home too afraid to act when someone else can do something so awe inspiring? It's humbling, and we need to be humbled.

What the fuck have you done?

[–] anarchost@lemm.ee -5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The Arab Spring was started by a self-immolation in Tunisia. If there's any form of protest that matters, this is it.

Self-immolation is the one form of protest that matters to you? Your answer to leftists being inactive is to get them to kill themselves?!

It also showed the people struggling on the ground in Gaza that we aren't all heartless monsters in the West

Literally doing what?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

Self-immolation is the one form of protest that matters to you? Your answer to leftists being inactive is to get them to kill themselves?!

It's the only protest that has ever accomplished anything. Point me to a single act of protest by any person in history that has ever accomplished as much as self-immolation.

Literally doing what?

Ask the PFLP and Hamas. They're the ones that actually praised Bushnell and honored their sacrifice.