Self-immolation refers to setting oneself on fire, often as a form of protest or for the purposes of martyrdom or suicide. It has centuries-long traditions in some cultures, while in modern times it has become a type of radical political protest. Michael Biggs compiled a list of 533 “self-immolations” reported by Western media from the 1960s to 2002, though in this work his definition is generalized to any intentional suicide “on behalf of a collective cause.”
Tag:
Cultures
i know im gonna be happy w/ my person, but i can’t be with my person, because of cultures & this is uncommon things.
Some people are just different..instead of accepting,they’re easily judging,accusing&looking at them like a disease.
Does anyone else feel as though they should have been born in another age?
by Unique
written by Unique
I think either my mind was ment for a 13th knight or i was one in a past life, i am obsesed with history, old wars and old cultures, and as a result is dislike most this modern.
An example is modern art, its one of my pet peeves, I mean what ever happened to just painting a beautiful seen or a portrait in mono colours.
I was at a modern art show yesterday and the stuff was so werid, like stacked blocks and shapes thrown togeather. Maybe other modern people find that stuff interesting but i sure as hell dont.
Take Van Gogh for instance, one of […]