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Holy shit. (CW: Self immolation but it's a US troop) (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (8 children)

He was young and had military training. This was far from his only option.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Game it out. I know what you imply but what would be the material result?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    Apparently that isn't a question for the actions he took? The result is nothing. The left loves a martyr, and our obsession with martyrdom and purity is a feature of the genocide. It's never time to actually put our skills to use and organize or take risks. If it is then we don't do anything beyond profile building and concern trolling. Making statements and pretending to die by lying on the ground while we chant that "we are all Palestinians" when we know damn well we aren't. It's such a disturbing ruse to witness.

    And now this. Literal performative suicide. It's a fucking embarrassment. If anyone has faith in the left let this be a moment to lose that ridiculous faith once and for all.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    This only makes sense if you consider a political movement as a solid block that takes a single action then dies. Agitation and action are moments of a single thing. Agitation brings people, and people do the action - but only if you get the work done to turn a situation into agitation. The dude did his part, can you same the same about yourself?

    You could have spent the time it took to write your comment to instead get in touch with local comrades to figure out how to spread the news of this event further in your area and talk to people about it and Palestine. You can go do that right now.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    The problem I have with the way this is being lauded by some among the left isn't it being used to spur people into action.
    No, that's good.

    It's that many either don't understand or care about the rhetorical line needed to walk and are hoping it spurs people into the same sort of action.

    To quote the Crimethinc article on Aaron

    Let’s admit that the kind of protest activity that has taken place thus far in the United States has not served to compel the US government to compel a halt to the genocide in Gaza. It is an open question what could accomplish that. Aaron’s action challenges us to answer this question—and to answer it differently than he did.

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

    You could have spent the time it took to write your comment to instead get in touch with local comrades to figure out how to spread the news of this event further in your area and talk to people about it and Palestine. You can go do that right now.

    Why would I do that when I can livestream my suicide and be lauded as John Brown.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    I wouldn't say it did nothing. This story has received national attention, and the US's support for Israel is becoming more and more unpopular by the day. It's not going to change the world but this is already a hot issue and it's added fuel to the fire (no pun intended).

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