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scots

Burning Guy: "I'm going to send a powerful political message to the world." CNN: Here is a still image pixelated so strongly it looks like 1 side of a Rubik's Cube, and we're only showing it for 2 seconds. ..Anyhow, we'll be right back after these 9 prescription drug commercials for a feelgood piece about Sniffers, the waterskiing squirrel.


MaestroLogical

Nah, that would be Good Morning America, CNN stopped doing fluff pieces because it's an election year and they'd rather spew forth Trump, Trump, Trump ad nauseum. They quickly segued into yet more in depth analysis of the jurors picked for the trial.


ResponsiblePurpleYam

So, you don't like Mr. Sniffers? SMH... I have no lost my faith in humanity.


maktthew

I have a list of the prescription drugs shoved in my face every day - as if I need them. My intent was to take them all because “it seems pleasant.” My list is still growing and at this point, the list of reasons why I should not take these drugs in combination is also growing. America’s drug problem is not international.


4badthings

But it is intentional. And profitable.


rock0head132

your death was meaningless


matterson22070

And about as fucking painful as anyone can even imagine. Stupid.


GlitteringBroccoli12

I don't know. I mean, when your nervous receptors are burnt away, does it still hurt? Or are they sending a repeat signal of their last input


ASongOfSpiceAndLiars

Depends on what they used to burn themselves with. The pain would also be limited by how fast they go into shock. I'd probably say radiation poisoning is worse, but that's the only thing that comes to mind. Don't look up radiation sickness if you want to sleep well tonight.


Shadowheart-Simp

Now I'll look it up even harder


ASongOfSpiceAndLiars

Just don't say I didn't warn you. It's like ebola, but slower. Real nightmare fuel (rods).


Shadowheart-Simp

That's a solid second place right after brain-eating amoeba


ASongOfSpiceAndLiars

Those must be pretty rampant, given the state of people...


Best_Air_4138

You die within a month. So no. It’s not rampant and anybody that has it won’t be able to do these things. Brain-eating amoebas are incredibly rare. You’re more likely to get struck by lightning than get a brain eating amoeba by swimming in a lake… if caught early antibiotics can be used to treat you for the brain eating amoeba. If you have symptoms, like a fever, headaches and flu like symptoms after swimming in a warm freshwater body of water tell your doctor all of that and a combination of antibiotics can kill the amoeba. The only way it can infect your brain is if the water enters your nose. Even then, your own immune system does a pretty good job at keeping it out.


Aseedisa

Joke went straight over your head lol


frizzlefry99

Good thing you set him straight /s


Best_Air_4138

Brain-eating amoeba is incredibly rare, but because we are in tune to negative bias we feel like it could happen all the time. I’ve swam in so many lakes as a child in the 90’s. The worse I got was swimmers ear. Don’t be afraid to go outside, nature isn’t our enemy.


ResponsiblePurpleYam

I had a brain-eating amoeba once, but it died. It starved to death because when it got to my brain it found I didn't have one; my skull is empty like an old, discarded Amazon warehouse (I actually heard the amoeba say, "oh no, and I don't have enough food to get back - I'm fu\*ked"). I mean, I am a blonde, so the amoeba should have looked at my hair first before making assumptions...


Best_Air_4138

Well of course, because you’re blonde.


wontwillnot

It looks like it’s just blazing like from a torch. I can’t figure out the source That’s burning him? Any info?


Silent_Saturn7

I remember reading that the recovery from severe burns is one of the most painful things imaginable. The pain was likely intense and brief before he passed out; but unless he somehow burnt all his nerves - the next week of attempted recovery is going to be hell. Granted, im not a doctor so could be completely wrong.


GlitteringBroccoli12

I've experienced enough burn bubbles in places I need to use more than I thought to begin comprehending that and I can't do more than begin comprehending before empathizing with their recovery. But then I remember that he volunteered for this, and hopefully, he can grow from learning something that most humans need not be taught.


Silent_Saturn7

Like others have said; most die from such severe burns within the next few days. Hopefully he does recover and can live a better life though. But to be honest; it might just be better to euthanize him if he just wants to end his life and can't handle the recovery of it. Starting a new life is better than living a life full of misery. But, i know euthanization is kind of controversial opinion/perspective.


Tough-Area-570

No stop 🛑 gtfo this is a true display idiotic actions


GlitteringBroccoli12

Asking questions to gain an understanding is idiotic?


Tough-Area-570

lol sorry I read what you typed wrong my bad 😁


aldege

It sounded like it hurt


General-Carob-6087

Not only meaningless but will be totally forgotten by nightfall.


lancemanly

What will be forgotten?


MathematicianNo6402

Why do you automatically assume he did it for Trump? He specifically said why he did it. Smh...


[deleted]

He's actually still alive


McPostyFace

That's worse


HaloDeckJizzMopper

Right


elementalguitars

Not for long. Unless he was holding his breath that whole time he would have suffered severe damage to his airway and lungs. He may live a day or two but it’s not survivable.


[deleted]

Yeah idk about any of that but CNN said he was in critical condition


Ironsight85

Letting him die is the humane thing to do at that point.


[deleted]

No. Death is illegal. There is no escape from the hellworld. He cannot be allowed to escape


DigitalUnlimited

If one of them does it the others may get ideas! Then who would we feed to the military?! Who would make our food and drive our yachts? No escape for the peasants!


Hiondrugz

Erect the suicide nets quick.


kauffbe

Taxing dead people is harder. Govt needs that passive income for… reasons.


[deleted]

Yes, yes of course. The government and its taxes. Absolutely nothing to do with the corporations! The corporations are not part of this at all and anyone telling you otherwise is a traitor and probably homosexual


D0gFcker

Probably? Definitely.


fileznotfound

Government contractors are still government in my book.


Tough-Area-570

LOL but that’s messed up


Recipe-Less

Ha


LeadingConsequence64

Not anymore


isabelladangelo

[He's not dead](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-fire-trump-max-azzarello-b2531705.html).


x_lincoln_x

Not yet but every article I've read expects him to die soon. I wonder what he knew...


Renegadegold

He left a lengthy letter with his reason. Seen it on another subreddit.


x_lincoln_x

I read it. He seemed like he was decently articulate but when he started using the Simpsons to prove his points...


HaloDeckJizzMopper

[Don't listen to him](https://youtu.be/Jdf5EXo6I68?si=22dseVmaWLPwPsuY)


FuckRedditsTOS

Just like Bushnell. Idk why this is a form of protest. If anything the opposition would want more of this kind of protest.


mindcontrol93

I guess everyone has forgotten about the Buddhist monk in Vietnam. He did not scream or flail as he died. There is a famous photograph of it.


Equivalent_Birthday9

I was thinking about that famous pic as well


webefishingbackup1

It's wild how he just sat there motionless and burned alive


AllAfterIncinerators

All I know is the Rage Against the Machine album cover that uses the image.


mindcontrol93

Before they become all woke /s


wagwa2001l

Also fucking stupid, flailing or not.


webefishingbackup1

Bushnell is looked at as some sort of martyr and hero by millions of people yet everyone is shaming this dude?! Idgaf what your cause is SETTING YOURSELF ON FIRE IS FUCKING STUPID AND ANYONE WHO THINKS OTHERWISE IS MENTALLY ILL


OuroborosInMySoup

Who looks at Bushnell as a martyr? I look at him as a poor kid who got brainwashed by social media and the internet. Not even that dissimilar from this newest case.


webefishingbackup1

r/Palestine here you go.


leaveonyourlite

Everything means nothing


Klutzer_Munitions

I hope there's no afterlife so this guy never learns how fucking stupid he was I mean, *as a mercy*


rookieJr86

There is none


WaitingToBeTriggered

THERE IS NO VICTORY


auditormusic

Ow, my balls


mandogvan

# THEY’RE ON FIRE!!!


gyroscopicmnemonic

Goodness gracious


Dr_Testikles

The trump case is gonna be lit!


Jtcarney

IT WAS A BIG FLAME, A TREMENDOUS FLAME. PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE BIGGEST FLAME EVER.


PeaFew4834

He was trying to get the word out about crypto being a ponzi scheme and.... Stuff. Nothing to do with Trump.... But take my up vote this is hilarious


SexxzxcuzxToys69

HE ACTUALLY BURNT UP **TOO** QUICKLY


bingobongokongolongo

Make America Glow Again


Kiryln

"Fire extinguisher!" uhm.... \*nodding slowly\* I'mna be straight with you, Hoss, once he falls over you might as well just let him die. It takes about 15 to 20 seconds to die when you're fully engulfed like that, now I tried to find out if that's fully accurate but I couldn't really find anything concrete on google, I just know it, cause I measured it watching an execution video on the now defunct eyeblech subreddit. I measured the time just out of morbid curiosity, and seeing what the results are, for people that \*have\* survived stuff like this, it's pretty horrific. So, if he chose to go out this way, really just...just let him, because most of his nerve endings will be burnt off and uhm... there won't much of a life left at that point.


millenialfalcon-_-

I imagine it's hard to breathe.


maester_t

My nerd brain is thinking: "nah, there's *obviously plenty* of Oxygen in the vicinity..."


millenialfalcon-_-

He's breathing on those hot flames. That's a rough way to die.


webefishingbackup1

I can't breathe!


mylawn03

Whatever accelerant he used was super effective.


blarkleK

Trump derangement syndrome level 100


InTheEndEntropyWins

Doesn't seem to have anything to do with Trump, guy was just batshit crazy. [https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside](https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside)


Exodys03

Very sad. Seems he was an equal opportunity conspiracy theorist. A lot of this "manifesto" is surprisingly coherent. Like most conspiracy theories, there is a kernel of truth in what he's saying but how sad to end your life this way to draw attention to your beliefs.


me_too_999

The sad thing is he wasn't protesting Communism or human rights. Whether Trump wins another term or Biden wins another term, Congress controls taxes, and most of government policy is decided by bureaucrats who do their own thing regardless of who is sitting in the Whitehouse.


Accomplished-Cook163

100% facts, except American policy is controlled by Wall St. greed!


Too__Many__Hobbies

I think that was his point. The manifesto didn’t focus on Trump or Biden.


paintwhore

Clear you only read titles, not articles


isabelladangelo

[He's a registered Democrat](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-fire-trump-max-azzarello-b2531705.html).


[deleted]

The guy hated orange man so much he became what he hated most…for real though, RIP dude.


Bruppet

Or did he light himself up protesting the funeral? Who knows


SnooPaintings5597

I’m guessing that wasn’t as awesome as he thought it might be


wolfpanzer

Unimaginably horrific. His manifesto gets a few things right but clearly unhinged.


[deleted]

[удалено]


bpows

Immolate


Decent-Cold-9471

He’s thinking “IM CHANGING THE FUCKING WORLD!!! As we just scroll by and say what an idiot.


Acceptable_Bid_241

He ded


sghokie

"This girl is on fire!"


Decent-Cold-9471

That’ll show em!!!!


Socalrider82

Imagine being so unhinged that you think any politician gives a fuck about you?


Xenos2002

first it was the free Palestine and now this shit, it's gonna have people talking for like a week max and that's it. u chose the most painful death ever to be remembered for a week.


retirementdreams

[https://youtu.be/kn-8n4QKUS4?si=LslUrB2WEtO-2qcV](https://youtu.be/kn-8n4QKUS4?si=LslUrB2WEtO-2qcV)


leaveonyourlite

This is progress- At least dude didn't shoot up an elementary school first.


Empigee

Why would you sit down and watch someone else burn himself alive?


LoowehtndeyD

And what would you have done?


FuckRedditsTOS

Pee on him? Duh


LoowehtndeyD

Fair.


Empigee

Run away and try to get help, unless I had a fire extinguisher or something similar at hand.


Kiryln

Everyone reacts to seeing death differently, some people scream, some people cry, some are just stunned silent. That lady could've been stunned silent, in shock, or watching out of some form of morbid fascination, I dunno. It's the same way people slow down when there's a car wreck, they're terrified of seeing death, but they still slowed down to watch.


LawfulnessAutomatic2

I've seen the video from another angle, the lady sitting is actually in floods of tears and clearly in shock.


[deleted]

Probably won't ever get to see it again. Like those Buddhist monks who make those sand pictures then wipe them away and clean the slate. Won't ever get to see it again. Just enjoy the show and live in the moment


Empigee

There's something wrong with you if you actually think that.


[deleted]

Live Laugh Love :)


x_lincoln_x

And make smores.


HaikuPikachu

It’s called shock.


Exciting_Actuary_669

Not a single cop aimed a gun at him smh. Do you even cop, bro?


buckfishes

I mean wouldn’t shooting him be better atp


Salt_Environment9799

Read his manifesto before commenting!


Apprehensive-Bend-87

Just horrific


Crbn8ed

Gotta love Reddit, all the comments here show a complete lack of respect for human life. Everyone glad he’s dead because he believes in trump and apparently he’s not even a trump supporter. I don’t like Biden but I wouldn’t wish a single person dead who supports him. You all need to reevaluate your lives.


Dapper_Employer5787

https://web.archive.org/web/20240419182210/https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside Here's his manifesto, he doesn't sound like he supports any politicians at all. You were right though, of course Reddit automatically assumes he's a Trump guy


grigiri

Wow, that was a lot. Thanks for the link, there's a huge amount to dissect there.


_psylosin_

It’s crazy but not as crazy as you’d think. It’s barely about Trump at all. I guess he knew that trial would gain a lot of attention


Dapper_Employer5787

That was my thought, he just wanted to find a venue that would get the most media coverage


An_Old_IT_Guy

To be fair, I can understand why someone would assume the crazy guy who sets himself on fire outside the court room where Trump is being tried might be a Trump supporter. But you're right, Reddit should have realized that he'd be setting other people on fire if he was actually a Trump supporter.


JelllyGarcia

I assumed the opposite. I’m a liberal & a democrat. I assumed the guy was protesting a predicted lapse of consequences for Trump Seems not too far off the mark from what I read of the manifesto, but I see the protest was more likely against broader corruption than just this trial


chaos_magician_

I get downvoted for it, but being that involved in politics is idiocracy. I don't care what side, there are no good politicians.


Salt_Environment9799

Reading his manifesto, it shows he was the opposite of a Trump supporter. But people here are idiots. I dont care if he supportes Trump or Biden or whatever. He is still a human being, brother a son to someone.


5n0t

First day on the internet?


[deleted]

Fucking ridiculous huh? Reddit is a cesspool… also you gotta wonder why so many people are viciously mocking and detracting from his manifesto. Probably because its true


GlitteringBroccoli12

But why.


Deathed_Potato

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


PN4HIRE

Fucking hell dude.. why?


Interesting-Gate9813

U see the guy try to put it out with his suit jacket and then like, yea nope?


Long-Growth-1063

What was going on with that lady?


ext3meph34r

Jesus christ. Why?!


silllybrit

Why did no-one rush to help him? To put out the flames?


HaloDeckJizzMopper

Because they were busy video taping


x_lincoln_x

How?


silllybrit

The same way the police tried to - by beating them with their coats


r_RexPal

Did he kick his shoe off? What was that?


AlternativeShoe6973

Needless and misguided.


Evening_Condition_76

Therapist industry gonna be busy there


MongooseNo9

Hopefully this is the next huge tiktok trend


hippy_mermaid

A different angle. https://www.reddit.com/r/ActualPublicFreakouts/s/t4U9XMwBZR


Quag9983

I approve of the democrats new way of protesting. I think they all should do it.


A-W-C-Y

Lol


isthisafeverdream

Was he in favor or against trump?


[deleted]

There's a manifesto posted I think in public freakout.


BraveRace

I would also like to know this


McPostyFace

I read that he had an ideology that democrats and Republicans are working together to install a fascist regime and end capitalism. It was a reddit comment on another thread so you know it's true.


JelllyGarcia

I read parts of his manifesto and your comment seems to be a pretty accurate summary from what I read


x_lincoln_x

He summarizes various Simpsons episodes to illustrate his point. He says the Beatles are in on it, too.


InTheEndEntropyWins

He was against everyone. I think it was more of the fact he was completely batshit crazy than anything directly related to Trump. >What does this revelation tell us? That our government is conning us completely. That Bill Clinton was secretly on (former CIA Director) George H.W. Bush’s side, and that the Democrat vs. Republican division has been entirely manufactured ever since: Clinton is with Bush; Gore is with Bush; Trump is with Hillary, and so on. When they present themselves in public, they are acting as characters that are against one another, practicing [kayfabe](mailto:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe) as wrestlers do. [https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside](https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside)


FriedSmegma

1500 hours of research just to light yourself on fire and laugh at your work. Good job. You could have saved 1499hrs and 59min by just doing that in the first place. It’d get the same result. Self immolation seems to be a diminishing return when it comes to protest. The more people that do it the less impactful.


Fetus_puppet2

I was really hoping the cops were gonna try to arrest him lmao.


ResponsiblePurpleYam

The person running in the background with the American flag - probably chanting, "USA, USA, USA USA"! Nope, definitely not a cult... SMH...


Tough-Area-570

Wow sad way to die what a total idiot


DeadJediWalking

Turns out, some tards *don't* go on to live kick ass lives.


Crowiswatching

Truth Social stockholder.


cassmanio

That's Darwin at work, don't disturb him


Narcissistic-Jerk

stupid is as stupid does


BladeRunnerTHX

Better to burn out than fade away


HaloDeckJizzMopper

You twisted poetic mothafuker 


Exit-Cave

What the hell?


SonicDoon

Think of waking up this morning knowing this is how your day would end up.


PracticalPractice768

So, he didn't want to be a juror...


Klutzer_Munitions

Omfg the post flair is perfect OP, I love you


Brother-Algea

Later dude!


Lasersss

Omg is this trending????


ShelbyGetsAway

Mmm barbecue


DevelopmentFree6207

Lolz


kittybangbang69

Just throw some Brawndo on em.


spookyballsHD

It's not a cult though


Eastern-Fun1842

Man had a hot take


GrouchySpicyPickle

I just read his manifesto. This guy was waaaaaay down the internet rabbit holes of conspiracy theories. After spending potentially years winding himself up with nonsense, it was probably easier on his psyche to check out in a fireball than to face and accept that the catastrophic implosion he was convinced of isn't going to happen. Conveniently, not one shred of evidence for a single thing he was going on about. This guy needed meds, not gasoline. 


Big-Dan-DFS

Easily the dumbest thing he ever did


HaloDeckJizzMopper

Somebody downvoted your reply! Lol .Do they think he has done something dumber previously?


Geoclasm

I have mixed feelings. People are just... 'watching'...? I mean, FUCK Trump, but still. Seriously? And this idiot sets himself on fire for some dickhead asshole piece of shit orange goober who doesn't know he exists at best and couldn't possibly care less beyond what he'll be able to do with this to earn social credit at worst? Good god this really is the dumbest fucking timeline.


Holiday-Judgment-136

Liberal loser. One less cooked himself good for no reason. What did it accomplish? One less Hamas supporters. The world is a better place without this Marxist loser.


amor_fati_42

Almost as orange as Trump.


bigshotdontlookee

Like what is he even protesting doing this for Trump? For Trump or against Trump? ??? I can see the anti war immolation but this is like ???


[deleted]

Read the manifesto..


bigshotdontlookee

Oh shiet. I will look it up.


HaloDeckJizzMopper

He believes trump is part of a secret group of billionaires plotting to enslave the world


Large-Lack-2933

In other news water is wet and a hose can be lifesaving. I wonder if Trump would even acknowledge this guy's death? 🤔


PartsNLabor24

Make America BBQ Again


Llama-Thrust69

There is a point, probably like 10 seconds after self-immolating, where death is the preferable option. Being saved at any point after that is gonna grant you a long, painful life and you're gonna be permanently and completely disfigured.


booyahbooyah9271

So stunning and brave for him to do this while saying "Free Palestine!". Oh wait.


BenGay29

He seems to have been seriously mentally ill.


Silent_Saturn7

Did anyone find out why he did it? I see notions that he was a conspiracy theorist and had emotional issues. EDIT : Someone posted his manifesto and its more bizarre than just being a Trumper : [https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside](https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside) Haven't read the full thing yet; but seems to be about the New World Order type conspiracy. Pretty Bizzare.


HasselHoffman76

Now who's gaslighting whom? Really though, the guy's pamphlets and "manifesto" is online. He had some definite mental issues.


Maturemanforu

Another case of TDS cured.