kibiz0r , 6 months ago

I’m not sure how to feel about the level of support shown for Bushnell, when previous self-immolators have been thoroughly ignored.

Part of me is glad that his death is not in vain, and his friends and family can take some solace in that fact.

But part of me is terrified that 20 more people are going to try similar stunts and achieve… less-than-nothing.

There are already too many martyrs. We need agitators. You can’t agitate if you’re dead or otherwise removed.

Please: If you’re considering Aaron Bushnell an inspiration, be inspired by the fact that he did something unusual, not that he did something self-destructive. Go throw some soup on a Van Gogh instead.