“We are all culpable,” Matt Nelson said before lighting himself on fire. This is the third such incident in a year.

“We are all culpable,” Matt Nelson said before lighting himself on fire. This is the third such incident in a year.

  • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
    1740·
    5 days ago

    Exactly. All this person has accomplished is making those opposed to genocide seem like extremists while taking someone away from all the people who care about him.

    And it should not need to be pointed out why calling him a “hero” and cheering for his death is maybe the wrong takeaway from this.

    • VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works
      37·
      4 days ago

      I said it when the first person did it, glorifying such actions only leads to copycats and tragedy - it won’t chance anyone’s mind about anything