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timon · Moderator

When an American musician, photographer and painter by the name of Malachi Ritscher four weeks ago set himself on fire and burned to death in Chicago, he did it hoping that his action would create a debate worldwide about the miserable war we (USA and a number of countries, my own included) are leading in Iraq.

But the established media seemed to ignore what had happened. Today I saw the incident mentioned for the first time in a Danish newspaper - and as far as I can understand, there´s been remarkably silent in most news media world wide.

Malachi Ritscher wanted to draw attention to something he was so concerned about that he was willing to pay the ultimate price for that attention. It seems like what he´s done was in vain. He payed with his life, and got nothing in return.

But one thing is the establishment, and another thing is the "alternative" media. The story is rapidly spreading now on weblogs everywhere, and I thought I would participate with this entry.

I have researched a bit, and have found the following about the man and his goal.

Ritscher saw himself as a renaissance person with multiple talents - even though he wasn´t really successful with any of those. Some say he was a warm and generous person, while others have described him as mentally disturbed. I think it´s a fact that he felt lonely. He was divorced 25 years ago and never saw his only son again after that.
He participated in many marches and was a peace-activist for many years. In fact he was arrested twice during non-violent protests against the war in Iraq.

In his "Mission Statement" that he placed on the Internet himself, he states the following:

I have had one previous opportunity to serve my country in a meaningful way - at 8:05 one morning in 2002 I passed Donald Rumsfeld on Delaware Avenue and I was acutely aware that slashing his throat would spare the lives of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of innocent people. I had a knife clenched in my hand, and there were no bodyguards visible; to my deep shame I hesitated, and the moment was past.

The violent turmoil initiated by the United States military invasion of Iraq will beget future centuries of slaughter, if the human race lasts that long. First we spit on the United Nations, then we expect them to clean up our mess. Our elected representatives are supposed to find diplomatic and benevolent solutions to these situations. Anyone can lash out and retaliate, that is not leadership or vision. Where is the wisdom and honour of the people we delegate our trust to?

Maybe Ritscher was a disturbed individual - that I know nothing about. But from reading various weblog entries about him, and from his own writing, I judge him to be also a man with a strong commitment and a good heart. A man whose last and ultimate demonstration ought to be noticed by the World.

By this I have done my bit.

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VelvetX · Administrator

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I judge him to be also a man with a strong commitment and a good heart.

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Lik je suicidalni psihopata. U principu, ako već neko hoće da se ubije - neka to uradi poznati milioner, koji živi u raju; neka odustane od TAKVOG života zbog loše politike USA. A ne tamo neki jadničak, čiji je život bio očigledna propast i ovako...

Mavro Kazafranka · Administrator

Damn hippies! Kez

Pa vazno je da nije uzalud, bar hiljade geekova na netu misle da je on bio baja i mi u Srbiji imamo zanimljive vesti iz SADa. Svaka mu cast, uspeo je da skrene paznju ljudi koji su se sigurno vec slagali sa njim!

Hans Tomas

VelvetX ::

U principu, ako već neko hoće da se ubije - neka to uradi poznati milioner, koji živi u raju; neka odustane od TAKVOG života zbog loše politike USA. A ne tamo neki jadničak, čiji je život bio očigledna propast i ovako...

tipa Shon Pen? :)

VelvetX · Administrator

Recimo. Ili Marlon Brando... ali on je već mrtav Plez