'We Are All Culpable': Matt Nelson Self-Immolates to Protest Israel's Gaza Onslaught | Common Dreams
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In a video, Nelson said he would set himself ablaze "to stop supplying Israel with the money and weapons it uses to imprison and murder innocent Palestinians" and "to pressure Israel to end the genocide in Gaza."
  • dank@lemmy.today
    102·
    2 years ago

    Your confused. Self-immolation isn’t about self-punishment anymore than any other protest method.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
      37·
      2 years ago

      It’s the “we are all culpable” leading to the immolation that’s indicative of mental illness.

      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldBanned from communityEnglish
        81·
        2 years ago

        He said “we are all culpable” not “I alone am culpable.”

        I think most if not all of the “he’s nuts” talk is from people who would rather not consider themselves culpable.

          • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldBanned from communityEnglish
            12·
            2 years ago

            I think most if not all of the “he’s nuts” talk is from people who would rather not consider themselves culpable.

            Thus.

      • antmzo220@lemmy.mldeleted by creatorEnglish
        73·
        2 years ago

        If you refuse to speak up and take a principled stand against genocide, you are culpable.

        Tacit support for genocide is indicative of mental illness.