The February 24th self-immolation of Air Force Airman Aaron Bushnell outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC creates the potential for copycat acts, particularly among youth influenced by social media.
This act and the praise behind it creates a normalization of extreme acts on social media and the potential for mentally unstable individuals to be manipulated into acts of terrorism.
The TikTok Video from @criken_ praising and encouraging it.
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As of February 27th, people are already selling T-shirts.
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