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20. What a total idiot

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Feb 26, 2024, 01:06 PM

Feb 26

Hope it hurt.

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An active member of the US Air Force has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington [View all] Donkees Feb 26 OP

Better to boycott Israel than set oneself on fire. LuvLoogie Feb 26 #1

Boycotting Israel is illegal. limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #2

Um, what? An individual American can boycott any country they so choose. LonePirate Feb 26 #4

And that is supposed to be more effective than self-immolation? limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #6

Really? Since when? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 26 #5

Really? limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #7

You said boycotting Israel was illegal without any context, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 26 #8

You're right, my initial reply was flippant. limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #9

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 26 #10

I don't want anyone trying to boycott Israel over some fuck shit. SoFlaBro Feb 28 #37

Neither do I, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 28 #38

Since you seem to be repeating it elsewhere, I'll correct you: This is not a law. mathematic Feb 26 #22

Many thanks. limbicnuminousity Feb 26 #25

...and it will make no difference whatsoever. harumph Feb 26 #3

Probably has a long history of mental health problems. BannonsLiver Feb 26 #11

Seems like a possibility. White dude. Wasn't active in protest groups, but followed them on FB. LeftInTX Feb 26 #12

He joined the US military after what we did in Iraq JI7 Feb 26 #13

No kidding, apparently none of these dead civilians bothered him much: EX500rider Feb 26 #31

Disturbing on a number of levels. Irish_Dem Feb 26 #14

He was cybertech, but I'm inclined to believe he was inspired on his own. LeftInTX Feb 26 #15

Russia and China are waging a cyberwar against the US. Irish_Dem Feb 26 #16

Odds are, the public won't find out. LeftInTX Feb 26 #17

Maybe we can get enough information to figure it out a bit. Irish_Dem Feb 26 #18

Great idea Mountainguy Feb 26 #19

What a total idiot Calculating Feb 26 #20

there's no doubt that it was incredibly painful. maxsolomon Feb 26 #23

Why in the world would you hope it hurt? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 28 #36

The insensitivity shown here is revolting. aocommunalpunch Feb 26 #21

Lots of kneejerk reactions on DU. maxsolomon Feb 26 #24

Agree mountain grammy Feb 26 #26

I think he was already suicidal and felt passionately about this issue. LeftInTX Feb 26 #27

An image that was "burned" into my memory, as a child, was a sequence of photos of a Buddist Monk Chainfire Feb 26 #28

Thich Quang Duc Uncle Joe Feb 26 #29

This guy has no personal connection to Gaza. Just stuff he hears and sees like the rest of us. LeftInTX Feb 26 #30

No shit its revolting as fuck. Eko Feb 26 #33

Clearly in mental crisis Sympthsical Feb 26 #32

*WHEN* Joe Biden succeeds in getting another humanitarian ceasefire Arazi Feb 26 #34

What a waste. Chalk another one to Hamas, this time murder TheKentuckian Feb 26 #35