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| Praise of Bushnell's self-immolation puts US closer to suicide bombings - comment |
| 2024-02-28 |
| [JPost] Extremists are threatening to set the mentally vulnerable alight and normalize political violence in America. The American radical left’s glorification of the self-immolation of US airman Aaron Bushnell in front of Israel’s Washington, DC embassy on Sunday is another step toward widespread acts of political violence in America. Bushnell approached the embassy in his uniform, doused himself in a flammable liquid, and before setting himself alight and mortally wounding himself, gave a speech. “I am an active duty member of the US Air Force,” said Bushnell. “And I will no longer be complicit in genocide. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people in Palestine have been experiencing at the hands of their colonizers, it’s not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.” In any other situation, Bushnell’s suicide would result in so-called compassionate humanitarians raising awareness about mental health and suicide prevention. Instead, his action was treated as legitimate and he was called a martyr who died in an act of “resistance.” “Let us never forget the extraordinary courage and commitment of brother Aaron Bushnell, who died for truth and justice!” said independent presidential candidate Cornel West. “I pray for his precious loved ones! Let us rededicate ourselves to genuine solidarity with Palestinians undergoing genocidal attacks in real time!” NOT THE FIRST TO SET THEMSELF ON FIRE IN PROTEST OF ISRAEL The US is suffering from a mental health crisis, with nearly 20% of American adults experiencing mental illness in 2019 according to Mental Health America. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the American suicide rate in 2021 was 14.04 per 100,000 individuals. Having suicide ideologically sanctioned if done in protest risks the lives of those in vulnerable mental conditions or have also worked themselves into a state of hysteria over a war an ocean away. Yet it is not only irresponsible to promote suicide because of those that my commit it, but also because an act of suicidal political protest is another step toward more political violence. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 Having suicide ideologically sanctioned if done in protest risks the lives of those in vulnerable mental conditions or have also worked themselves into a state of hysteria over a war an ocean away. Like, trannyfestos? Pepper spraying a pregnant woman? Attempted assassination of a comedian on-stage? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-02-28 13:57 |
| #7 ^Aaron Bushnell claimed to have 'top secret' information of US troops fighting in Hamas tunnels, a friend claimed Despite his youth and low rank, he claimed to have insider intelligence that the US military was 'killing large numbers of Palestinians' |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-02-28 13:20 |
| #6 Disturbed Air Force serviceman Aaron Bushnell told friends he had 'classified' knowledge of Gaza tunnels the night before he set himself on fire |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-02-28 13:14 |
| #5 #4 SGLI ? Posted by: Besoeker 2024-02-28 08:48 Beso, A first pass reading of the rules for SGLI seems to indicate that his beneficiaries will, indeed, be paid. The catch is that if he did this as part of a larger wrongdoing, they may be able to stop a check. I am hoping that AFOSI is auditing everything this kid ever did while in uniform for such a thing. Trouble is, he was a member of A Protected Class (TM). If there was any kind of evidence trail, it was probably binned every time it popped its head up. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-02-28 12:44 |
| #4 SGLI ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-02-28 08:48 |
| #3 Wearing a uniform to a 'political' event does away with any legit 'line of duty' finding. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-02-28 08:46 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-02-28 08:31 |
| #1 Seems our little Johnny Storm had leftest ties. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-02-28 08:11 |