Man ‘tries to set himself on fire’ at the White House

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  1. Mac-7

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    The good news is no one inside the White House was in danger

    The bad news is the SS put the fire out
     
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    I recall during the earlier parts of the Vietnam War particular people living there set themselves ablaze. Of course the news made a big bonfire over it.

     
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    That is an unbelievable thing to do

    And apparently the anti trump wacko agrees with me since he made no serious attemt to burn himself up
     
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    Anyone who actually sits calmly through voluntary self imolation has deserved my respect. Don't care what your cause is, you have BALLS.
     
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    For sure. If only he had brains!
     
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    I've never understood this, seems counterproductive.
     
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    As I recall it, there were other Monks that did the same thing.
     
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    Buddhists mainly.
     
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    The classic.

    DISCLAIMER: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC

     
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    I understand it was an NRA member protesting Trump's bump stock ban ...
     
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    which you guys should be thanking him for. He probably lost a lot of republican support over that move but did it to give something to democrats (too bad they aren't as willing to work with him as he is to work with them)
     
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    I'm not against private ownership of guns.
     
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    How come he failed... probably wanted to get caught before he caught fire
     
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    Had nothing to do with the VC or the Vietnam War, but Buddhist and the corrupt Diem regime.

    Diem was a Catholic and ignored the Buddhist population.
     
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    Today’s liberals - they cry and want attention. There is no way one will seriously hurt self!
     
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    They should have waited until he was at least smoking
     
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    These self immolations achieved the desired result of bringing down the Diem regime so we are talking about brains and balls.
     
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    No smoking area.
     
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    Yep, because it’s been NRA members who’ve been completely unhinged for the last three years.:rolleyes:
     
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    perhaps he was a con servative (?)
     
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    A bit extreme to say the least...hope he gets the help he needs at this juncture in his life. Gee, it's not like Trump will be president for ever.
     
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    they should charge him with arson...
     
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    Not until they ban rubber bands.

     
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    First time I heard he ignored the Buddhists. But i do recall this in my last year in Germany in our Army. Frankly trying to watch the German news was difficult. Those more fluent than I am in German could understand. This was long before the internet. We either spoke German or did not. In 94 when i got back to the States, it was still going on the way I recall it. This guy was the first though to die to his own fire. I thought the claim was that Diem clamped down on Buddhists, not that he ignored them.
     

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