• Telorand@reddthat.com
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    4 months ago

    I would call it selfish, because his effort could have been put towards lasting activism.

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      4 months ago

      Sometimes a young man is just gonna do it instead of wait to see what life brings. Personally, I say wait and see what life brings. But i was his age once and i sort-of-kind-of get it.

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        4 months ago

        Someone with that level of conviction and belief in what they imagine being a better world than this one is exactly the kind of person who should be running for office, not setting themselves on fire.