This man sacrificed himself to bring attention to the genocide in Gaza. He could have backed out at anytime, but he didn't because he felt the awareness he was bringing mattered more than his life.
"I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it's not extreme at all."
Aaron Bushnell was a true hero and soldier. He died fighting for the freedom of others. That is the ultimate sacrifice our soldiers make. Instead of acknowledging and honoring that, republicans turned him into a joke and mocked him. I hope he's at peace now, and I hope he knows that what he did will never be forgotten by the real patriots.
Two years ago today, Aaron Bushnell, a 25 years old, died after setting himself on fire outside the front gate of the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.
Remember his name and remember him❤️🩹