I’m sure the mechanism for verifying identity is more complex than it appears from the outside, but it does seem very ridiculous to have a card that can answer “did this person work in the military?” And not “who is this person?” The second question seems to be a subset of the first question.
Maybe people are understandably uncomfortable with self immolation? Nobody has ever liked an effective activist in their time. The civil rights protesters in USA had a <25% approval rate in the 60s.
I think this person did what he thought was right, and I will remember him for that. And peace can’t come soon enough.
You’re right, it probably won’t. Some people make things because they want to make art as opposed to making money.
When you don’t provide a political solution to a situation, people will resort to non-political solutions.
The translation was happening when describing peaceful Palestinian protestsers, that was the problem.
I definitely agree that they weren’t singled out.