They are still investigating why Aron Bushnell sacrificed himself the same extreme horrific way. I have nothing to say if this was not addressed by the Biden adminstration and Harris. I'm shaken by these two incidents. what more should it take?

Having thoughts of suicide is not the same thing as committing to an act of protest that may take your life.

This isn't suicide in the sense that the word "suicide" implies. It was a deliberate political statement. Calling it suicide misrepresents and diminishes the intent behind Matt Nelson's actions

Suicidal people seek painless and quick ways to die. This is the opposite because it isn't suicide. It's a revolutionary act.

That said? I also don't think we should be killing ourselves to protest this war. It isn't we who deserve to die for this genocide.

There are always better alternatives than taking your own life.

You are not entitled to me choosing to live just because you emotionally prefer that outcome.

When someone takes the time to die for you to listen, you listen. Not belittlement.

what a naive, closed-minded, and belittling opinion.

I have a strong desire to go to Gaza to support people there. That would be a kind of suicide, like suicide by cop, but instead suicide by regular bombing of areas designated by the military force doing the bombing as a zone that they wouldn't bomb and I knew that when I went to that area.

Sadly, me being killed as a non-Palestinian by a military force which is killing indiscriminately would change nothing. It is apparent that many people think it is okay for a military force to kill indiscriminately. No number of deaths of Western people would be shocking, because 'they shouldn't be there'. Where is 'there'? A place where Palestinians are trapped, in order to be killed. The infrahumanisation of Palestinians has been there from the very start, it was assumed from the conception of the opinion, and from the conception of the children.

Exactly. All this person has accomplished is making those opposed to genocide seem like extremists while taking someone away from all the people who care about him.

And it should not need to be pointed out why calling him a "hero" and cheering for his death is maybe the wrong takeaway from this.

Missing the point, a political suicide.. so sad, too bad.. What was this about again?
Did the genocide end?
Thoughts and flames.
Did someone say september 11?

This is a mentally ill person who was driven to an extreme and felt there was nothing better to do than take his own life.

There is no message that should be said other than to urge anyone who is feeling similar distress needs to know that there are people who love them and no matter what there is always a better alternative.

By condoning it for political purposes you give an out for the mentally ill to commit "legitimate" suicide, or worse to being manipulated into doing so. This is not a slippert slope, it is a hard line that many in these comments have crossed - which is why it needs to be said that there is a better path and there are resources.