Protesting Lawyer Burns Himself To Death
Attorney David Buckel self immolated in protest of fossil fuel use. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you the sad details. http://www.tytnetwork.com/join Tell...
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>> A LEADING GAY-RIGHTS ATTORNEY HAS DIED. HE INTENTIONALLY DID THIS, TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN REGARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT. HIS NAME IS DAVID BUCKEL. THIS IS PRETTY DEVASTATING. I WAS HESITANT TO DO THIS STORY BECAUSE MY COMMENTARY IS HARSH, BUT THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. I THINK A MISCONCEPTION IS THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD CARE. THE SAD TRUTH IS THEY DON'T. THIS MIGHT BE A NEWS STORY TODAY BUT EVERYONE WILL FORGET TOMORROW. THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY PUSH FOR REAL CHANGE IS TO KEEP FIGHTING. IT IS TOUGH, HARD, DEVASTATING AT TIMES BUT THAT WOULD HAVE MORE OF A CHANCE TOWARD LEADING TO CHANGE THAN TAKING YOUR OWN LIFE. >>I AGREE. LET ME GIVE CONTEXT. THEY WOULD BUCKEL HAS SEEN CHANGE HAPPEN IN HIS LIFE AND HE HAS FOUGHT. HE WAS A LEAD LA...
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>> A LEADING GAY-RIGHTS ATTORNEY HAS DIED. HE INTENTIONALLY DID THIS, TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN REGARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT. HIS NAME IS DAVID BUCKEL. THIS IS PRETTY DEVASTATING. I WAS HESITANT TO DO THIS STORY BECAUSE MY COMMENTARY IS HARSH, BUT THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. I THINK A MISCONCEPTION IS THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD CARE. THE SAD TRUTH IS THEY DON'T. THIS MIGHT BE A NEWS STORY TODAY BUT EVERYONE WILL FORGET TOMORROW. THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY PUSH FOR REAL CHANGE IS TO KEEP FIGHTING. IT IS TOUGH, HARD, DEVASTATING AT TIMES BUT THAT WOULD HAVE MORE OF A CHANCE TOWARD LEADING TO CHANGE THAN TAKING YOUR OWN LIFE. >>I AGREE. LET ME GIVE CONTEXT. THEY WOULD BUCKEL HAS SEEN CHANGE HAPPEN IN HIS LIFE AND HE HAS FOUGHT. HE WAS A LEAD LA...
