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US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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[–] 38 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

I wish he had another choice. We failed him by not being organized enough to welcome him as a comrade. Instead he chose to do the only thing he could. I admire his courage, but it's a damn shame we lost someone willing to die for Palestinians.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    We've failed him, we've failed the Palestinians, we've failed our immigrants and refugees, we've failed our LGBTQ+ people and people of color, we've failed our poor. The story of America is a story of one failure after another.

    And I say "America" even though this is world news, because he was American.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sometimes I have this thought that feels like a realization that it was never even about "the people" or "freedom" to begin with.

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