An active-duty U.S. Air Force member self-immolates outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Sunday afternoon.To no one's surprise, a quick look at his social media reveals that he was a free-spirited left-wing extremist. I understand.
The airman, later identified as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, was apparently protesting Israel's war against Hamas. The video recording shows the aviator identifying himself as Bushnell, then saying, “I will no longer participate in genocide,” and explaining that what he was about to do pales in comparison to the suffering of the Palestinians. CNN shows that report.
He then puts down his camera, immerses himself in an unknown liquid, and ignites it. He reportedly shouted “Liberate Palestine” over and over again as he burst into flames. (Related article: US Airman who self-immolated in front of Israeli embassy dies at age 25)
First responders were called to the scene, but arrived after Bushnell had already extinguished the fire by the Secret Service. He was taken to hospital in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries.
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Bushnell posted an eerie final message to his email address. Facebook profile A few hours before the self-immolation.
“Many of us like to ask ourselves, 'What would I do if I lived in a time of slavery?' Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? If my country was committing genocide, what would I do? 'What do you do?' he asked. 'The answer is, you're doing it. Now.'
But this wasn't the only red flag he showed online.
In addition, his Facebooknice!” includes the Burning River Anarchist Collective, a “nonprofit book distribution and publishing company” that has a Facebook banner honoring the “Martyrs of the Haymarket.” The “martyrs” in question were eight anarchists who were arrested in 1886 for throwing dynamite bombs at Chicago police officers. Haymarket incident, This pivotal event in the early labor movement is still celebrated by communists around the world today.
Additional “like” pages include “SURJ NEO – Advocating for racial justice in Northeast Ohio” and “Students Seeking Justice for Palestine – Kent State University (SJP-KSU)”
his LinkedIn profileIn it, he describes himself as an “aspiring software engineer” and includes pronouns (he/him) next to Bushnell's name, a gesture of solidarity with the transgender movement. It's a common sign.
This is a very sad incident. Bushnell fell into the propaganda of many intersecting far-left ideologies about race, gender, and oppression, and ended up as a horrifying example of what happens when people follow those toxic beliefs to their logical conclusion. If you truly believe that you are complicit in the genocide of innocent people and are powerless to stop it, what other options do you have?
The real victim here was Bushnell himself, who was fooled by pro-Hamas propaganda of so-called “genocide” and took his own life. But that doesn't change the fact that he never had to serve in the U.S. Air Force. When Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin assumed the role, he asserted: Had made “Immediate changes to improve the fight against extremism” in the military. Yet somehow a young man who openly displayed all the signs of left-wing extremism was allowed to remain in the ranks. (Related: How Biden could drag America into yet another foreign war)
It doesn't take a genius to understand why. If Austin didn't have double standards, he wouldn't have any standards at all.
Most of all, this is a scary day for Bushnell's family and friends. But it also has implications for so-called white supremacy, far-right extremism, orwhite anger“That's what Army Gen. Mark Milley called it.
To our military leaders, left-wing extremists are not really extremists. No, they are just misguided souls who are a little too passionate about what they believe in. But if you show the generals a West Point cadet doing the “OK” hand sign, you're sure to get a response. complete investigation.
