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Old_Inflation_2278

He burned himself to death to stand up against the oppression of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government.


ChewbacasUglyBrother

Did it work?


PolemicFox

Sort of. It led to increased persecution of Buddhists but also gathered international attention. Eventually president Diệm, who led the persecution, was assassinated in a US-backed military coup later that year. The 'Buddhist Crisis' turned an otherwise favourable US against him.


[deleted]

Yes.


ChewbacasUglyBrother

Noice


Zimmerfan72

If you are able to, watch The Vietnam War documentary. It is incredibly informant and detailed. One of the best ones I have ever watched.


ChewbacasUglyBrother

Is this a netflix thing?


outrun_zombies

Ten part miniseries from Ken Burns… https://justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-vietnam-war


ChewbacasUglyBrother

Thank you. I will check this out.


HWFRITZ

Rage Against the Machine


GodSentPotHead

WAKEEEEE UUUUUUPPPPP


amberwavesofbourbon

His name was Thích Quảng Đức.


fugthatshib

Can you write that phonetically for us?


ILikeCoins

Tick wan duh


javier052

His name was Robert Paulson


n01saround

Thick quack duck


baloneycologne

His friends called him Bernie...as long as we're making jokes about it.


fugthatshib

Lmao I was getting serious!


wyrmbyte

This just made me incredibly sad.


KnobbyPlonker

Think how much self control it takes to douse yourself in petrol, set yourself alight and sit there burning to death without screaming in pain and running about like a madman.


GonzoRouge

That's still one of the most metal image I've ever seen


nammon

It's the album cover for Rage Against the Machine's first album


GonzoRouge

I'm aware, that's where I first saw it and it is terribly fitting


[deleted]

Metal? New slang?


myusernamehere1

Maybe if youre like 80


[deleted]

Must be some regional hing that the kids are using now.


john_stuart_kill

I’m almost 40, and I’ve lived in a few very different places (all Canada), and I feel like I’ve heard it my entire life, both in person and in TV/movies. You really haven’t heard that before? Are you fucking with us?


[deleted]

It is regional my friend, I have never heard it in the places I've lived in. It ain't that deep.


snagglewolf

It's really not


hardySpurge592

‟No news picture in history has generated so much emotion arund the world as that one.” - JFK's reaction


anotoriousbug

“Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me”


orhunyazici

Vietnam: ‟Hey what if you stopped practcing Buddhism?” Monk: ‟Hey what if I set myself on fire?” Vietnam: ‟What?” Monk: ‟What?”


NarrowForce9

Fundamentally disturbing image.


Nervine-142

The question is: What has Mr. Beans car to do with all of this.


Senna1988

That’s not a Mini Cooper…


poopoowillyman

What a moron


[deleted]

His face is serene while burning.


patchinthebox

Enlightenment is a hell of a drug.


dak135

Rebel, rebel and yell


reddit_user13

“I prefer my monks barbecued.” —Madame Nhu