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Robert Billyard's avatar

Let the name and memory of Aaron Bushnell be a rallying cry for peace

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Vin LoPresti's avatar

I've reiterated numerous times in the past month, in this space and others, to friends, political foes, Israel apologists, America-first sheeple, and others that I absolutely reject my identity as an American citizen -- with deep embarrassment and with cold entendre toward the criminal US government . But no amount of my verbiage could possibly express that rejection like this singular act by Aaron Bushnell. While I know I should watch Aaron's sacrifice as a tribute to his bravery, I also recall my profound distress watching that Buddhist monk immolate himself during the Vietnam war, and I fear the depth of my own emotional response and the memories it might dredge to the surface further magnifying my hatred for what my country has become (or has always been). So I choose to cowardly refrain from watching. Nonetheless, I salute you, my brother in peace, Aaron Bushnell.

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