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Aaron Bushnell Is an Idea the Western Governments Fear the Most

"To publicly destroy one’s own life in the most violent and extreme way is a stark warning for society to pay attention, as it has already crossed a line.”

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Miranda Vidak
Feb 29, 2024
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In a world even more morbid and dystopian than our current reality, if you had to stage a play showcasing the current state of affairs to an audience that has been asleep for five months, you could effectively do it in just four acts.

Act 1 - An active US Air Force soldier lit himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, to protest a genocide in Gaza. 

Act 2 - While burning, a cop/security guard pointed a gun at him while the EMT kept yelling - “I need a fire extinguisher, not a gun!”

Act 3 - All the American legacy media printing the same passive headline, without stating the cause - “A man, a soldier set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington”.

Act 4 - American human rights-loving left and the gun-toting right yelling in unison - “It’s a mental health issue!” 

I can halt my article right here and you would grasp the sentiment of this moment. You would understand why we all feel like screaming into the void until our v…

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