sealadaigh
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reabhloideach, Si modo, et al,
Yes, it is a hard concept.
su·i·cide
/ˈso͞oiˌsīd/
Noun
The action of killing oneself intentionally: "he committed suicide at the age of forty".Verb
Intentionally kill oneself.Synonyms
noun. self-destruction - self-murder
verb. take one's own life - make away with oneself
(COMMENT)What the fuck is so confusing about suicide to you?
some cultures regard the hunger strike as a legitimate for of protest and not suycide.
some religions do not regard a hunger strike to protest an injustice as suicide.
some nations reward those who willingly give their lives for a greater cause. many CMOH recipients receive their award posthumously.
the "divine wind" were regarded as heroes and their deaths were considered the supreme sacrifice and not a suicide by their countrymen. they are honoured to this day. the west called them suicide bombers.
a mideastern tribe, when beseiged by the romans, rather than endure slavery for themselves, their families and children, killed their families, childrern, and themselves to avoid that certain fate. soldiers from that nation take an oath to these brave men when they enlist.
a great man once said "They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn't want to be broken." he died on 5 may, 1981 after 66days of stailc ocrais...hunger strike. i remember the clatter of bin lids and the whispers "robeard fuar bas" the night bobby sands died. he had broken england's back with his sacrifice of himself, something all the weapons in the possession of oglaigh na hEireann sealadaigh could do.
you seem to be the one confused as to what suicide is.
I don't have to use the word "suicide." I can - instead say - kill oneself.
The man is a terrorist. He was armed non-state actor, putting together a team of armed aggressors (sometimes called a terrorist cell).
He is not a Palestinian political prisoner, but a man who broke the law, who was given a second chance and broke the law again. This idea that he is some kind of heroic figure, willing to make the selfless sacrifice by killing himself is simply nonsense. If he kills himself, the world will forget about him by the end of the first news cycle. It is a good scheme, and a way to draw attention to himself. But at the end of the day, he is a Palestinian Terrorist trying to escape justice by any means. He is not saving anyone by dying, and he is not achieving some greater good. He is merely trying to use the hunger strike as a tool to escape serving his sentence, as if he is above the law.
Now, if his hunger strike was somehow furthering the peace effort between the Palestinians and Israelis --- serving some high cause --- then it might be different. But he is not. He is merely part of a greater cult of radical Islamic fundamentalist attempting to use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit for political aims of a non-state anarchist Arab subculture who was caught in the act of fomenting terrorism; and now wants out.
Call is what you want. But if he dies because he refused to eat, that is killing ones self. And killing ones self is suicide. And killing ones self is the easy way out, not the noble challenge to any cause.
On the other hand, now that he has declared himself some sort of heroic martyr, he must complete the task, otherwise he has failed. He should do it quickly, before his 15 minutes of fame runs out.
Most Respectfully,
R
you have described the actions, not only of our founding fathers, but of a number of individuals who became the heroes of their countries.
you have described denmark vesey and nat turner.
you have described mahatma gandhi and jomo kenyatta and fidel castro.
you have described joe hill and and che guevara and mairead farrell.
you have described steve biko and private james daley.
you have described sophie scholls and avraham stern.
you have described men and women who have swelled the roll of honour of their own countries and their adopted countries.
you have evaded the examples i gave of people who have "killed themselves" by tendering a simplistic deinition. the coronor's report on what caused the death of bobby sands and nine others is listed, not as suicide, but as starvation.
he is a political prisoner, or more accurately, a prisoner of war.
i agree. the palestinian prisoners lack committment. they have the opportunity to break israel's back but are hesitating.