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Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

TL;DR: My man realized we're in a capitalist death cult because a system built on unlimited growth in a world with limited resources is unsustainable, no surprises there. That Crypto is a ponzi scheme (yep, we're way ahead of you, bud). And proceeds to blame the left for using ACAB as a slogan and 1980s television and post-apocalyptic movies and the Beatles and Stanley Kubrick saying they're supposed to have brainwashed us and have stopped us from learning the truth about capitalism somehow as part of some conspiracy with Harvard. I'm gonna pass on this manifesto and plant myself on the: "this guy should've gotten help" side

Edit: shit how'd I forget the Simpsons?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget that the Simpsons play a huge part as well. Even citing two episodes in his blog post.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

In his case he self identifies so much with the plot of the show that he's convinced it's actually nefarious brainwashing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I wasn't thinking of this sort of person when I said this.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago

NGL I prefer this type of conspiracy idiot over the "I'm angry so I'll do a mass shooting" idiot.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside

That is his justification.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's sad. He's not wrong about many things but his brain's pattern association has gone off kilter.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

It's like this other lady just said:

it's not like he's wrong about most of what he said, but the days when seeing yourself on fire to call attention to what's going on is more than a blip on the radar are long gone.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Mental illness is a hell of a drug

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ack, anyone have a non-paywalled link?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Nevermind, this isn't up-to-date but...

By Nate Schweber and Matthew Haag April 19, 2024, 1:54 p.m. ET A young man set himself on fire on Friday afternoon near the Lower Manhattan courthouse where jury selection continued in the criminal trial of former President Donald J. Trump.

The man doused himself with a liquid around 1:35 p.m. in Collect Pond Park, across the street from the courthouse. Onlookers screamed as bright orange flames engulfed the man. It was unclear what motivated his action.

People rushed over to try to extinguish the fire, but the intensity of the heat could be felt several hundred feet away.

After a few minutes, dozens of police officers rushed over and tried to smother the flames. The man, who appeared to be alive, was loaded into an ambulance and rushed away.

The man was in an area of the park that was cordoned off for supporters of Mr. Trump.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

https://web.archive.org/web/20240419180141/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/nyregion/man-on-fire-trump.html

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

And it had little if anything to do with dumb orange

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 months ago

Between this and the war criminal who self-immolated for Palestine, it seems a lot of villains are having their literal come to Jesus moments.