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Seems like one would fly over and join the fight vs setting oneself on fire.
Do you think we'd be reading an article about this guy flying overseas?
The goal is to draw attention to something.
I'm not trying to be a dick, just pragmatic. This is the only story I could find on this matter, and I'm guessing very few people are aware that this even happened. I'm just saying I'd think long and hard for an angle that would lead to maximum results if I was ready to die..
Self immolation is a long standing form of protest.
What have you been doing to bring an end to this genocide, besides criticizing others who made the ultimate sacrifice of martyrdom?
Well, any act that actually accomplished something would be more effective than a futile gesture.
Killing yourself to tell draw attention to something absolutely everyone is aware or seems stupid. If anything this just draws attention to some dude killing himself in a gruesome way.
He would then be reported on as a terrorist, kinda undermining the whole optics.
So instead of possibly doing something to directly help Palestinians that might be misunderstood after his death, he sets himself on fire? Because optics? No way anyone could ever misunderstand that 🙄
It accomplishes nothing at all. Makes no sense to do it over actual direct action if you plan to die anyway.
His goal was to die. Any benefit to the Palestinians was secondary, or more likely, an ad-hoc excuse.