It might be, but there’s some question of what impact popular disapproval carries in a decayed democracy.

Nothing will change until the unjust government is overthrown, and any actions that lay bare the atrocities committed by the government will help move the needle in the direction of popular disapproval, even by just a little bit.

He lit himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy. The Houthis lit a few merchant ships passing through the Gulf of Adan on fire. Who has done more for the Palestinian people?

What else could he have done? Maybe his self-immolation wasn’t the most effective possible action he could have taken, given his position in the military, but it’s not like he had the opportunity to set fire to any ships himself. Sabotage a couple of servers? They would have just locked him in a cell and had them back up and running within a day. Yes, he didn’t exactly provide material support to the Palestinian people, but I don’t think that makes his protest useless.

I’m sure the Biden regime will try to spin this in their favor, but there’s no question that his unwavering support for genocide is hurting his reelection chances. And maybe the fact that Trump is also rabidly pro-Israel will start waking people up to the idea that this problem can’t be fixed through electoralism. Regardless, the system is collapsing, and to that I say