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Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« on: April 15, 2018, 04:23:29 PM »
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/15/david-buckel-prominent-gay-rights-lawyer-burns-himself-to-death-in-new-york-to-protest-global-warming.html

Not sure how to react to this.

Obviously, the guy was a deeply disturbed individual.

On the other hand: one less lawyer in the world.

Moreover: burning oneself to death is not a very "green" way to go.
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2018, 04:37:57 PM »
Wait a second.  He didn't video the act or Facebook Live it?  What kind of leftist was he?
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2018, 05:07:40 PM »
One down....
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2018, 06:21:12 PM »
Great, now we need carbon sequestration to offset all that burning. I guess the next ten lawyer have to go deep in a sealed mine shaft.
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2018, 07:21:29 PM »
We can only hope this becomes a fad among those on the left . . .
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2018, 08:12:37 PM »
The left is not going to want this to become a thing so I expect the next hashtag will be:

#ImwithextinguisHER
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2018, 08:14:03 PM »
Quote from: Warren on April 15, 2018, 08:12:37 PM
The left is not going to want this to become a thing so I expect the next hashtag will be:

#ImwithextinguisHER
Will this become a new youtube dare?  The burn yourself to death with gasoline challenge? 
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2018, 08:38:43 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on April 15, 2018, 05:07:40 PM
One down....

Twofer actually.  Lawyer and a leftie....
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2018, 10:06:41 PM »
Did he use biodiesel?

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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2018, 10:28:27 PM »
This should be encouraged.  For the planet.  Or something.  As long as more lefttards self immolate I'm happy.
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2018, 12:08:54 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on April 15, 2018, 10:06:41 PM
Did he use biodiesel?

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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2018, 12:16:56 AM »
The suicide note said people are dying young because of fossil fuels. So...
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2018, 08:17:53 AM »
Quote from: fistful on April 16, 2018, 12:16:56 AM
The suicide note said people are dying young because of fossil fuels. So...

That's one of the most uninformed statements, but it's not too surprising, given the state of mind you must be in to immolate yourself as a form of protest.

People are living longer because of fossil fuels. Without fossil fuels, we'd never have the industrial revolution, which means we'd have a life expectancy somewhere around 50-60, provided you survive childhood. Taking into account childhood deaths, it'll be in the 30s.

(And that's the absolute most basic analysis. We can go into how much our lifespan has been increased by the use of fossil fuels, but I think the "no industrial revolution" is rather large enough.)
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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2018, 08:33:43 AM »
Quote from: makattak on April 16, 2018, 08:17:53 AM
That's one of the most uninformed statements, but it's not too surprising, given the state of mind you must be in to immolate yourself as a form of protest.

People are living longer because of fossil fuels. Without fossil fuels, we'd never have the industrial revolution, which means we'd have a life expectancy somewhere around 50-60, provided you survive childhood. Taking into account childhood deaths, it'll be in the 30s.

(And that's the absolute most basic analysis. We can go into how much our lifespan has been increased by the use of fossil fuels, but I think the "no industrial revolution" is rather large enough.)


Oh what a load of crap!

Worldwide socialism would have caused life expectancy to skyrocket!

Just ask Russi... er... Cubans... er... Venezuel.... er...

Well, it would have happened, because the Industrial Age robber barons wouldn't have repressed the people and the RIGHT people would have been in charge of socialism!

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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2018, 10:33:20 AM »
Quote from: makattak on April 16, 2018, 08:17:53 AM
That's one of the most uninformed statements, but it's not too surprising, given the state of mind you must be in to immolate yourself as a form of protest.

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Re: Lawyer immolates himself to protest "global warming"
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