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This is a serious post, and I think it belongs on HN, due to its timeliness, and also because it is the first time that I can think of that Twitch has been used

This is a serious post, and I think it belongs on HN, due to its timeliness, and also because it is the first time that I can think of that Twitch has been used to livestream this kind of protest, if it's fair to call it that. I'm not making light of this, nor am I making any kind of value statement or judgment on the actions of anyone, but this event is concerning for many reasons, among them being mental health of service members as well as national security. > On Sunday, February 25, we received an email from a person who signed himself Aaron Bushnell. > It read, >> Today, I am planning to engage in an extreme act of protest against the genocide of the Palestinian people. The below links should take you to a livestream and recorded footage of the event, which will be highly disturbing. I ask that you make sure that the footage is preserved and reported on. There is more to the post, and I would advise all who are able to do so to read it. Original title edited for length: “This Is What Our Ruling Class Has Decided Will Be Normal” : On Aaron Bushnell’s Action in Solidarity with Gaza https://web.archive.org/web/20240226154129/https://crimethinc.com/2024/02/26/this-is-what-our-ruling-class-has-decided-will-be-normal-on-aaron-bushnells-action-in-solidarity-with-gaza https://web.archive.org/web/20240226154129/https://crimethin... https://archive.is/mDd8i https://archive.is/mDd8i

megous 3y ago
Other thing is that he was a devops engineer and a web developer. So one would think that maybe at least american ITs would care why one of "them" would self-immolate in a form of protest, or have a passing note of sympathy or at least recognition. But nope. All they'll ever do for him would be to flag the post about him if this ever gets voted high enough to be close to the first page.

megous 3y ago

Other thing is that he was a devops engineer and a web developer. So one would think that maybe at least american ITs would care why one of "them" would self-immolate in a form of protest, or have a passing note of sympathy or at least recognition. But nope. All they'll ever do for him would be to flag the post about him if this ever gets voted high enough to be close to the first page.