▲ 1247 ▼ US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War (www.news18.com) submitted 2 years ago by Alsephina@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 229 comments fedilink hide all child comments “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!” Archive link
[+] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, which I confirmed. The person you replied to asked if it had ever happened in the US before, without specifying the military service. That’s why I clarified that this is not close to the first US self immolation generally (not even the first in response to the same thing), only for active service members. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago That's right. It says a lot, either way and this thread makes me feel very sad. It says a lot, and not on the actors. It's rather too much to bang out on social media but it gives one a long pause for deep reflection. It feels about like one little old self confronting the collective unconscious again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, which I confirmed. The person you replied to asked if it had ever happened in the US before, without specifying the military service. That’s why I clarified that this is not close to the first US self immolation generally (not even the first in response to the same thing), only for active service members. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago That's right. It says a lot, either way and this thread makes me feel very sad. It says a lot, and not on the actors. It's rather too much to bang out on social media but it gives one a long pause for deep reflection. It feels about like one little old self confronting the collective unconscious again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago That's right. It says a lot, either way and this thread makes me feel very sad. It says a lot, and not on the actors. It's rather too much to bang out on social media but it gives one a long pause for deep reflection. It feels about like one little old self confronting the collective unconscious again. permalink fedilink source parent