Protests do work. The reason that protests work is because they carry an inherent threat, that a group of people X care enough about situation Y to do Z act. Self-immolation is one of the absolute most extreme forms of protests, which carries an inherent message that people are willing to do a massive amount to upset the status quo if it continues.
I don’t think Self-immolation is a good thing, there are definitely better pathways to getting change, but in martyring himself, he’s put a huge slant against the IDF.
Being an able bodied young man this guy could have hopped on a plane and been a huge help to any NGO operating in the Israel/Gaza area providing actual direct help to people in their worst moments. The concern and passion about the situation is remarkable but there are way better ways to go about it than simply offing yourself publicly.
We can’t ever know these things for sure, but President Biden’s rhetoric on Late Night sounded a lot tougher toward Israel than anything he’s said in public before. (That could also be the result of the Michigan primary today. Either way, it seems protest has had some effect.)
Air force member who self-immolated outside the Israeli embassy
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Protests do work. The reason that protests work is because they carry an inherent threat, that a group of people X care enough about situation Y to do Z act. Self-immolation is one of the absolute most extreme forms of protests, which carries an inherent message that people are willing to do a massive amount to upset the status quo if it continues.
I don’t think Self-immolation is a good thing, there are definitely better pathways to getting change, but in martyring himself, he’s put a huge slant against the IDF.
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The DNC likes them too, it’s the American people that don’t. The American political apparatus still supports the IDF and genocide.
How dare you trivialize this person’s sacrifice you fucking waste of oxygen
Being an able bodied young man this guy could have hopped on a plane and been a huge help to any NGO operating in the Israel/Gaza area providing actual direct help to people in their worst moments. The concern and passion about the situation is remarkable but there are way better ways to go about it than simply offing yourself publicly.
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It is literally currently impacting US policy regarding Israel
What changes have been implemented as a result of this?
We can’t ever know these things for sure, but President Biden’s rhetoric on Late Night sounded a lot tougher toward Israel than anything he’s said in public before. (That could also be the result of the Michigan primary today. Either way, it seems protest has had some effect.)
The Democratic Party is currently shifting its policies toward being tougher on Israel, focusing more on a ceasefire, etc
They were already doing that, though.
Not really!