Posted on 04/21/2024 10:59:17 AM PDT by Rummyfan
To show that his side is the side of sanity, logic, and rationality, a local man has decided to set himself ablaze, incinerating his own body on live TV.
Eyewitnesses report that the man, who was clearly in a healthy, stable state of mind, doused himself in gasoline before striking a match and igniting his own body, presumably for a very sane and noble reason.
As flames engulfed him, onlookers were immediately convinced of the truth of his cause, ending all debate once and for all.
"Well, I guess that settles that. He's right and I'm wrong," said local man David Thatch. "This is how you win arguments, folks! Self-immolation clearly proves the superiority of his worldview."
"Boy do I look stupid, and irrational now for disagreeing with that guy," added other onlookers. "He just proved that he's the sensible one that we should be listening to and everyone else is wrong."
At publishing time, everyone left their political parties and immediately registered to the political party of the man who just burnt himself to a crisp.
(Excerpt) Read more at babylonbee.com ...
Ashes to ashes,
and dust to dust,
if die we may
then die we must.
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Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene - English Subtitles - Götterdämmerung - Jones - Boulez
Yes, Götterdämmerung with lighting and props works on the Stage of the Met, but so much at the NY District Court with this sad suicide.
The Ring Cycle as American politics? Probably not. Trump as a type of Sigfried? Sort of maybe. Need a Brünnhilde to remove the curse and burn down DC. No, no Melania calling down nuclear strikes on NY and DC. More like gollum in LOTR, Hillary comes to power, goes to the bathroom, wipes her server, and accidentally precipitates nuclear annihilation.
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