Pointless death by a brainwashed youth. Mental health crisis among teens is already at a breaking point and now they're getting 24/7 emotionally charged war footage and calls to action. You can protest without giving your life and it will be just as effective. Stunts like this sway no one.

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c

Thích Quảng Đức was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who died by self-immolation (...) protesting against the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government of Ngô Đình Diệm, a staunch Roman Catholic. Photographs of his self-immolation circulated around the world, drawing attention to the policies of the Diệm government. John F. Kennedy said of one photograph, "No news picture in history has generated so much emotion around the world as that one.

Calling them brainwashed is disrespectul and ignorant of similar acts that, while they haven't been enough to change policy, have invigorated social movements that sometimes resulted in the goals they were aiming for. The fact that you use "brainwashed" specifically almost makes me think that you can't even understand how people could see the murders of tens of thousands of children as something worth taking radical action for.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 months ago

I use brainwashed because they are a child not fully capable of understanding the gravity of their actions. I call it pointless because he's in Canada and like the 3rd or 4th guy to do this and the headline won't even last a week at this point.

Your example is a grown man fully capable of understanding his actions. He was part of the group and he was the first to self immolate in his movement.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works -4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

And realistically, what the fuck is the Canadian government going to do? Go to war with Israel and by extension the US?

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 5 months ago

Stop selling weapons to Israel, that would be a good start

Send more humanitarian aid to Palestine

Make it easier for Palestinian refugees to come to Canada

[–] rando895@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 5 months ago

They could also stop abstaining from votes pertaining to Palestinian statehood. Start expanding our options for trade, be more aggressive with the "rule of law" with regards to our trade relations with the US.

There's a lot more that can be done than supplying the weapons and funding used to kill Palestinians. In fact doing nothing would be better

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I distinctly remember the liberals in Canada promised electoral reform recently and then didn't implement it.

So I guess step 1 is keeping the promises you make to the people who voted for you.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That would be great, but what does it have to do with Israel/Palestine?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Canada is a big Israeli ally. They were one of the bigger weapon exporters to Israel ignoring the US.