A man set himself on fire at the Israeli embassy in DC. Earlier reports did not include this:
“The individual, wearing fatigues, introduces himself as “an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide.””
And he continues yelling “Free Palestine.” @palestine
@Sherifazuhur @palestine The media will use him to ‘prove’ palestine activists are ‘dangerous and mentally ill’. His actions were stupid and not helpful to palestinian causes. I suspect he’d already been under psych observation and this could be a ‘psych med ramp-up’ incident.
@heretical_i @Sherifazuhur @palestine
I disagree. It’s an *American soldier* engulfing himself on fire. This is serious and potentially very helpful.
@rad I stand by what I said for the reason stated. This is considered aberrant behavior in US society and AUTOMATICALLY is classified as mental illness. @Sherifazuhur @palestine
@Sherifazuhur @heretical_i @rad Your perspective is valid for internal US discourse. But not here.
@8petros Is there a problem with me repping for that pov, whoeverthefuckyouare? I was clear about that, and given your 'fuck…" thingie I figure you for a troll. So get back to me promptly as to whether I’m wrong in regard to the cohort I speak of. Kapische?
Ps. 10 or so self-immolations since the 50s, afaict by a quicksearch on ‘poland self immolation’, is NOT Socially normal. @Sherifazuhur @palestine @rad
