http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/39663/Malachi_Ritscher_19542006

i know this is from pitchfork but...

this guy lit himself on fire to protest the iraq war.

.....good read

11/14/2006 9:41:08 AM

Personally, I voted for mostly democrats in the last election as my means of protesting the war.

11/14/2006 3:31:09 PM

no doubt

they article speculates that he was alittle mentaly unstable.

11/14/2006 3:33:22 PM

I think the article may be right!

11/14/2006 3:40:51 PM

That one guy's wearing a ballin' Expos hat.

11/14/2006 4:02:15 PM

He went into it knowing that it was a futile act. If he had wanted to genuinely make a difference in the world he would have done something useful.

It comes down to a guy wanting to commit suicide but wanting to feel like his life served a purpose.

11/14/2006 4:13:23 PM

Agreed, especially considering that there are many more effective ways to protest the war... like Supplanter mentioned, the last election is a good example. Poor guy didn't even make a blip on the national media radar.

11/14/2006 4:34:36 PM

what an idiot

11/14/2006 4:43:16 PM

well i guess it was better than just shooting himself in the face or taking abunch of sleeping pills.

11/14/2006 4:51:47 PM

^ or setting himself on fire... are all pretty dumb ideas

11/14/2006 4:54:37 PM

according to democrats, isnt the only way to SUPPORT the war to join the military?

11/14/2006 4:59:32 PM

i think you're confused

11/14/2006 5:03:04 PM

haha...no...that seems about right...

reps: "the war is good! we support it!"
dems: "OH YEAH YOU RICH PIECE OF SH$^!! THEN WHY HAVENT YOU JOINED UP YET!!!"

11/14/2006 5:12:06 PM

^good thing i skip over everything you write

obviously one can support the war in many ways. however, simply stating that you support the troops or putting a yellow magnet on your car does not accomplish a damn thing.

its about as futile as typing on a message board or burning yourself alive to protest the war

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11/14/2006 5:16:08 PM

Quote :

"^good thing i skip over everything you write"

i should say so

11/14/2006 5:21:24 PM

I think that more anti-war people should set themselves on fire. And in fact, they should REFUSE to extinguish themselves until after the war is over. I think this would make a great political statement, and should be done immediately!

11/15/2006 7:09:42 AM

and then you could have a one party fascist regime!!!!!!!!!!!

11/15/2006 10:13:33 AM

VIVA LA ONE PARTY SYSTEM

11/15/2006 10:18:01 AM