[The American Lion]

I've only seen photos, but I never knew there was a video of it.

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[Sniperwolfe]

What a courageous soul. I could only dream of being so mentally-strong and devoted to a cause.

I wonder though, why did the police not stop it? Is this not suicide/assisted suicide?

[Thompson_NCL]

What a courageous soul. I could only dream of being so mentally-strong and devoted to a cause.

Or insane...mentall illness can make heroes of us all!

[Sniperwolfe]

You clearly have no understanding of real protest, Buddhists, or how they relate to the Diem regime in Vietnam. When you are ignorant of a subject, it's best to not post, it works well for me.

[Igor Antunov]

Well it's his body to burn.

It can be an effective form of protest, but I'd rather go down fighting.

[Donna]

I don't think that's Thich Quang Duc. I could be wrong, though.

[MB.]

He would have probably been pretty stoned off the gas fumes by the time the fire immolated him.