Examining the Substack manifesto from the protestor who set himself on fire this morning outside the courthouse where Trump's trial is currently underway
I believe every word. Especially about the Uniparty.
I also think he set himself on fire because he knew he was going to be killed anyway and wanted to die on his own terms and ensure maximum exposure for his manifesto. We would not be reading it now if they’d got to him first.
I met him yesterday at Washington Park! He asked to pet my dog and we ended up in a long conversation . He did not act crazy , he wasn’t a Trump fan , he was against both parties and said they’ve been working together to further an endless war agenda. His message was that we are purposely being divided while the elite are robbing everyone blind . He seemed like a friendly dude and my dog liked him which is rare. I still have the literature he gave me. This is so disturbing and awful.
Haven't read his full manifesto or the "more info here" posts he links...but did save them as PDFs in case they're taken down. Never would've felt the impulse to do that even four years ago...
I think it is fair to say that we all know less than we imagine we do about any one topic. There is no longer a point where we all consume the same news, the same content, or the same information. Everything is tailored to us as individuals and based on that information we all make unique choices.
The only thing I am sure about is that we must have more compassion and openness to people who earnestly believe things counter to what is presented across the media ecosystem. We must allow that we will disagree with one another and hope that in this country we can disagree while fully utilizing our federally protected rights to freedom of speech.
Finally, and this something I have been thinking about in light of reading this and other independent outlets, we need to engage in more long form written correspondence. It is imperative that we take time to engage with ideas that we do not agree with. The deliberative process of writing is important for the articulation of ideas and messages. It also, as this manifesto illustrates, articulates the cogency (or lack thereof) of the authors thoughts.
I would like to see more letters and correspondence between those individuals who disagree, if we cannot get debates, then let's at least get something in writing that outlines the ideas, opinions, and information we all need to make informed decisions in the future.
“Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in the hope to escape.” - William S. Burroughs
We are a broken people on a mass scale. Men, especially men are tragically lost and wandering like ghosts through their lives, abandoned by a system and culture now controlled by twisted females and cowering boys dressed up like puppets of the Ruling Class. It’s all crumbling, the whole structure of what we’ve ever known as ‘true’ ‘safe’ ‘free’ because it never was any of those things, we just have the almighty media versus the Almighty. I feel deeply for this wretched soul, he felt deprived, lied to and deceived… this can cause cavernous pain in most, certain madness in someone without perspective. May he find peace now and may his heart rest quietly beyond this thing we call Life.
This truly sullies the integrity of this form of protest. Trump is a lifelong elite whose tax policy continues to negatively impact my father(a life long blue collar worker) and whose crimes have finally caught up with him. It’s wild to me that folks have bought his grift that he gives two shits about the common person. It will be interesting to see how much coverage this poor soul gets in comparison to Aaron Bushnell who was on fire with guns pointed at him while screaming Free Palestine. I pray we all open our eyes to the reality that none of these rich assholes care about us, whether they have and R or D by their name.
Ok. I read the manifesto. He sounds and writes clearly and sounds sane and educated. I don't know enough about banking and finances to know how correct he is but sounds about right.
I do disagree his view on Trump. Maybe I am blinded but I truly believe he is the outsider of this "global coup" which is why they have attacked him so hard. Romney was the one that was supposed to be with Hillary and it blew up when Trump won the primary.
With that said, this is so sad that he was this desperate to be heard and seen. Prayers for the family, other people present and first responders.
I read the manifesto and his booklet he's spreading around and I hear him loud and clear. I understand how all of this has brought him to this drastic action of lighting himself on fire.
Without a doubt it will get people's attention.
Just like the Buddhist monk who lit himself on fire in 1963 out of protest against his corrupt government (also the cover of Rage Against The Machine album).
I don't see him as crazy. I see Max as a brave man who just wants better for the world. It takes big kahunas to light yourself on fire to spread a message. I pray his soul is at peace after this... I also pray people take his messages seriously and know that WE have the power to create the change we want to see.
I love all the speculation about this guy being crazy rather than the fact that very little that he claimed in his manifesto is hard to believe, yet we all just accept it because "what can be done?" And here we have a person who used a gruesome way to get our attention because he was literally that grieved by what is coming and how asleep everyone is, and we just write him off. I legitimately can't believe how desensitized and malleable we have become. And the elites just keep laughing their way to the bank.
He may be certifiably insane. But it’s equally plausible he set himself on fire for widespread attention BEFORE he was quietly shut up and whatever he knows never saw the light of day?! 🥴 Kinda how Epstein definitely hung himself 👀
I read the manifesto. The fact that the government took his computer?? 🚩🚩🚩
I’m listening….
I believe it but I think I’m not bothered because I know Jesus and God reigns and has control over all things. I just read this and sit in peace
Psalm 2:2-4
The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,
“Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
God laughs at all the evil people thinking they can get away with things but every knee will bow.
That’s all.
Sad that he has to set himself on fire to make anyone aware
I believe every word. Especially about the Uniparty.
I also think he set himself on fire because he knew he was going to be killed anyway and wanted to die on his own terms and ensure maximum exposure for his manifesto. We would not be reading it now if they’d got to him first.
I met him yesterday at Washington Park! He asked to pet my dog and we ended up in a long conversation . He did not act crazy , he wasn’t a Trump fan , he was against both parties and said they’ve been working together to further an endless war agenda. His message was that we are purposely being divided while the elite are robbing everyone blind . He seemed like a friendly dude and my dog liked him which is rare. I still have the literature he gave me. This is so disturbing and awful.
Haven't read his full manifesto or the "more info here" posts he links...but did save them as PDFs in case they're taken down. Never would've felt the impulse to do that even four years ago...
God wins. Hold on to that. There is alot of evil in this world. But,there is alot of good too. Stick together. Pray together. Stand together.
Hollywood doesn't care about you, nor does Silicone Valley. Elites. Or so they think.
There is a reason why we are seeing so much censorship in our social media, and propaganda in our news. Stick with the
Independent journalist.
God bless!
I’m sure he’s come across deeply unsettling information. My heart aches that he felt this was his only option.
The question becomes, even if half of what he says is true — what can be done? What do we do?
I think it is fair to say that we all know less than we imagine we do about any one topic. There is no longer a point where we all consume the same news, the same content, or the same information. Everything is tailored to us as individuals and based on that information we all make unique choices.
The only thing I am sure about is that we must have more compassion and openness to people who earnestly believe things counter to what is presented across the media ecosystem. We must allow that we will disagree with one another and hope that in this country we can disagree while fully utilizing our federally protected rights to freedom of speech.
Finally, and this something I have been thinking about in light of reading this and other independent outlets, we need to engage in more long form written correspondence. It is imperative that we take time to engage with ideas that we do not agree with. The deliberative process of writing is important for the articulation of ideas and messages. It also, as this manifesto illustrates, articulates the cogency (or lack thereof) of the authors thoughts.
I would like to see more letters and correspondence between those individuals who disagree, if we cannot get debates, then let's at least get something in writing that outlines the ideas, opinions, and information we all need to make informed decisions in the future.
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World has become an even bigger warning than Orwells 1984.
“Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in the hope to escape.” - William S. Burroughs
We are a broken people on a mass scale. Men, especially men are tragically lost and wandering like ghosts through their lives, abandoned by a system and culture now controlled by twisted females and cowering boys dressed up like puppets of the Ruling Class. It’s all crumbling, the whole structure of what we’ve ever known as ‘true’ ‘safe’ ‘free’ because it never was any of those things, we just have the almighty media versus the Almighty. I feel deeply for this wretched soul, he felt deprived, lied to and deceived… this can cause cavernous pain in most, certain madness in someone without perspective. May he find peace now and may his heart rest quietly beyond this thing we call Life.
This truly sullies the integrity of this form of protest. Trump is a lifelong elite whose tax policy continues to negatively impact my father(a life long blue collar worker) and whose crimes have finally caught up with him. It’s wild to me that folks have bought his grift that he gives two shits about the common person. It will be interesting to see how much coverage this poor soul gets in comparison to Aaron Bushnell who was on fire with guns pointed at him while screaming Free Palestine. I pray we all open our eyes to the reality that none of these rich assholes care about us, whether they have and R or D by their name.
Ok. I read the manifesto. He sounds and writes clearly and sounds sane and educated. I don't know enough about banking and finances to know how correct he is but sounds about right.
I do disagree his view on Trump. Maybe I am blinded but I truly believe he is the outsider of this "global coup" which is why they have attacked him so hard. Romney was the one that was supposed to be with Hillary and it blew up when Trump won the primary.
With that said, this is so sad that he was this desperate to be heard and seen. Prayers for the family, other people present and first responders.
I read the manifesto and his booklet he's spreading around and I hear him loud and clear. I understand how all of this has brought him to this drastic action of lighting himself on fire.
Without a doubt it will get people's attention.
Just like the Buddhist monk who lit himself on fire in 1963 out of protest against his corrupt government (also the cover of Rage Against The Machine album).
I don't see him as crazy. I see Max as a brave man who just wants better for the world. It takes big kahunas to light yourself on fire to spread a message. I pray his soul is at peace after this... I also pray people take his messages seriously and know that WE have the power to create the change we want to see.
I love all the speculation about this guy being crazy rather than the fact that very little that he claimed in his manifesto is hard to believe, yet we all just accept it because "what can be done?" And here we have a person who used a gruesome way to get our attention because he was literally that grieved by what is coming and how asleep everyone is, and we just write him off. I legitimately can't believe how desensitized and malleable we have become. And the elites just keep laughing their way to the bank.
He may be certifiably insane. But it’s equally plausible he set himself on fire for widespread attention BEFORE he was quietly shut up and whatever he knows never saw the light of day?! 🥴 Kinda how Epstein definitely hung himself 👀
My husband: “ are we going to believe the man that just let himself on fire?”
Me: “…maybe?🫣”