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[–] Rom@hexbear.net 84 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Ukraine flag bios and having the most dogshit opinions possible, name a more iconic duo.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 45 points 2 years ago

Kamala Harris stans having absolutely normal ones

[–] volcel_olive_oil@hexbear.net 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

two flags for that extra bit of support; would have gone to three flags but can't afford it right now

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

if only those TREASONOUS TRUMPISTS would stop blocking congress we could get 3 flags up there to really show Putler

[–] dkr567@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago

Reddit pro genocide liberals and funko pops.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

Still With Hering 🥀 hillgasm .... probably the same tho.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 74 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And here I thought my bit yesterday about liberals saying that Bushnell was attacking a police officer was in poor taste. Literally IMPOSSIBLE to parody.

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 55 points 2 years ago (3 children)

She said if we see anyone self-immolating we should report it to the non-emergency FBI tipline. Which rocks so much. Perfectly functional brain right there.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

[Scolding a burning body] "Sweetie, if you really want to LIGHT A FIRE, send a message at the ballot box. Toodles~"

[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

instructions unclear, ballot box on fire

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[–] davel@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

This is why I conceal carry: no one expects the terrorist immolation.

[–] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

someone is burning alive and screaming in agony

wojak-nooo : Calling paramedics to save their life.

so-true : Reporting the incident to the FBI, good job citizen, you're doing your part!

[–] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everything is dead.

Comedy

Art

The future

Irony

Protest

Sorry, not trying to be a doomer. It's just hard to understand where we can go next when every avenue of expression seems like a dead end of vapid takes that get more attention than anything real and meaningful.

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Comedy

What do you mean? This is the funniest thread I've seen in a while.

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 57 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

911 what is your emergency?

"GOLF!"

[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 50 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Terrorism is when you hurt no one except yourself

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

The brave officer was forced to sweat a little in his all-black uniform due to the heat of the flames, he is the real victim

[–] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

smuglord "the definition of terrorism is 'using violence to meet a political end' therefore he's a terrorist. Yes, the violence was against himself and he stated his albeit nonviolent intent"

[–] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

smuglord "yes i know by that logic every single armed force that ever existed can be classified as a terrorist organisation, but its only 'political' when they fight back against an oppressor you see... Did I mention how much I fucking love science?!?!?!"

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[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I think suicide protests are okay as long as they're not murdering innocents. Self-immolation has been a way for the unheard to cry out to those who won't listen for millennia. It lays bare the contradictions of empire.

Hard to call this "suicide attack" when nobody else was hurt.

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Or more to the point, he didn't even try to hurt anyone else, and there's indisputable video evidence proving it.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago (5 children)

A coworker of mine said Bushnell didn't respond to commands from the cops, which is inherently harmful, he said. The pigs were shouting "ON THE GROUND" to a person on fire and burning to death

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

Not obeying a cop is more dangerous than a cop pointing a gun at you I guess.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's a dogshit opinion holy shit

[–] axont@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

This coworker also once said America needs South Africa style apartheid

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

which is inherently harmful

Holy shit I'm dying. That's the most brainworms take I've ever seen. Even if you're fucking burning to death you have to obey the cops or it's "harmful".

On a little more serious note, some people actually have no critical thinking skills and it makes me deeply sad.

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

your coworker sounds like somebody prone to accidents

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

the piece of fucking shit cop was yelling him to get to the ground while he was already ON the ground, barely clinging to life fash-bash

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don't think suicide protests are ok because they're useless

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There is no way of knowing that.

As far as I'm concerned, the best courses of action for US Military members in order are 1) commit treason (godspeed) 2) quit the military and use their social status as former military to advocate against imperialism and 3) exactly what this guy did. There are probably other options, too.

This article has a list of famous self-immolations. Some of them were quite effective. I will concede that there are many more fruitless self immolations that didn't make this list, however. https://time.com/6835364/self-immolation-history-israel-hamas-war/

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

if i were the cia id be spamming the airwaves with how great self immolation is so all the leftists would kill themselves

all of these instances of 'self immolation helping' had material circumstances that were already volatile. the idea that the immolation itself did anything is absurd, and all youre doing is encouraging vulnerable people to kill themselves

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It won't do anything significant to change politics on Gaza, but it will magically convince a significant percentage of leftists to follow suit? Doubt.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

its well known that suicides cause chain reactions of suicides, especially among vulnerable people

[–] Xx_Aru_xX@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

People over here are too shocked to notice that, they don't want to believe the guy that set himself on fire died in vain

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[–] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (11 children)

all youre doing is encouraging vulnerable people to kill themselves

That’s a little out of hand I think.

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[–] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Depends. This guy in particular is probably the most perfect candidate for the act and he’s received the most media attention out of anyone who’s done it in the past idk 10 years or so. Maybe something might come of it or maybe not.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago

"What the hell distorted way of viewing the world do you have to have to come up with opinions like this?"

internet-delenda-est

"Oh..."

[–] M68040@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Indistinguishable from neocons. Does she have a National Review subscription

[–] CoolYori@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago

His convictions scare her so much that she needs to defend her position even if it is just posting.

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

cornell west isn't cool enough to do that

[–] invo_rt@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago

KHive in the wild caught-in-4che

[–] HelltakerHomosexual@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago

this has to be a fed account no real person does this right im dreaming right

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They should investigate this terrorist matt

[–] HelltakerHomosexual@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

' he was on our radar '

[–] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Praise be to his Holiness St. Bhagavan Shree Matt Christman, large adult prodigal son large-adult-son

[–] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

Wouldn't be surprised that this is some hollow climber who wants a media/politics job pumping their personalized brand image full of liberal soylent.

There is no way someone can in total good faith be this unashamedly fucking heartless and stupid. No way.

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