In a minimally normal society, Aaron’s words and video of his immolation would be on every major media outlet and there would be thousands outside the genocidal Israeli embassy, shutting it down.
    • qprimedEnglish
      71·
      9 months ago

      no doubt. the censored version is all I can stomach, but effect for me was still visceral. decade after decade and nothing changes becase "This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.”

      his protest will, hopefully, be devastating to the insular little bubbles we have been encased in for most of our lives.

      • Comrade GitGudOP
        44·
        9 months ago

        his protest will, hopefully, be devastating to the insular little bubbles we have been encased in for most of our lives

        Don’t worry, it won’t be. Never underestimate peoples’ abilities to lie to themselves to make their lives less uncomfortable, nor the ruling classes’ abilities and desires to lean into that tendency to manipulate them for personal gain.

    • Comrade GitGudOP
      44·
      9 months ago

      I agree, he was willing to die to spread his message, it’s important that it not be censored or suppressed. I believe it’s also on Archive.org.