• lepinkainen@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    But suicide by self immolation because of it?

    Why? What drives a person to do that?

    If you’re willing to die for the cause, why not immolate the Israeli consul for example?

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      2 months ago

      Because they would be labeled as a terrorist and promptly dismissed. Gandhi wasn’t perfect, but he knew how to get shit done. The US is the most destructive and lethal country in the world, just like Kamala said at the DNC.

      • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Gandhi did non-violent protests.

        He didn’t burn himself alive, nobody would remember him if he did