“I will no longer be complicit in genocide!”
A man, thought to be a serving member of the US armed forces, has set himself on fire outside of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC. He has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Absolutely heartshattering.
May the memory of 25 year old Aaron Bushnell be a blessing. May his sacrifice be a call to action for those with the ability to do something and a haunting reminder for those who refuse to change course.
Before live-streaming his self-immolation, Aaron Bushnell looked at the camera and said: “Compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, this is not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal."
Why did he do it?
Four major news outlets have almost the exact same headline for the self-immolation of 25-year old Aaron Bushnell. Not one of them mentions the words “Gaza” or “genocide,” the reason for Aaron’s protest, or the word “Palestine,” his last words spoken.
People will try to smear Aaron Bushnell in the coming days as mentally ill. He didn’t sacrifice his life because he was mentally ill. He did it because he was morally outraged. We all should be.
"I don't need guns, I need fire extinguishers!" an EMT screams at police pointing their guns at a man who self-immolated in protest of a US-supported genocide. What an encapsulation of America, 2024.
RIP, Aaron Bushnell, braver than any of us. May your sacrifice not be in vain.
He alerted reporters the morning prior to doing it. He streamed his act live on Twitch, stating his purpose: protesting “genocide” against Palestinians.
As he went up in flames he shouted “Free Palestine”
This headline from the Times is an utter disgrace to my former profession
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Now openly confirmed by the Israeli military. This is part of the crime of genocide since it destroys the conditions of life in Gaza. It will devastate the agriculture and leave Gaza with no drinkable water, as hydrologists and experts have warned.
We have seen the destruction of Gaza play out in our feeds for months, but to see it visualized this way is a calamity and a crime I cannot fathom.
May these images forever haunt the Israelis, Americans and their band of fellow genocidaires.