Discussion Does anyone else ever wish you could make your death be a political statement?

[Cathy Ames]

I do. Then my life (and death) would have served at least some small purpose instead of being a complete waste.

I may still manage to try to do that, but I'm sure it will go unnoticed. I just don't have it in me to do a hugely public self-immolation type thing.

 

[batcountry]

I do every single day to be honest. I just want all of the chaos and tragedy to have some deeper meaning in the end like in a story. I can't bear for it to have all meant nothing. I can't really think of a practical way to die for a greater cause, which is why I'm attempting to dedicate my life to it instead, but if there were some way to sacrifice myself for a reason I'd do it in a heartbeat.

 

[NotGonnaLast]

Not so much a political statement but maybe one against my family. The only thing I'm useful for is as an example

 

[Pluto]

It's easy for such a suicide be counter-productive. It just stereotypes people from the cause as lunatics. I know it's not a nice example, but September 11 preceded massive anti-Muslim sentiment, not a rush of everyone converting to Islam.

Living for a cause and doing so in intelligent and effective ways is a different beast. Give it a try if you can muster the strength.

 

[DontplayGod]

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Sometimes I want my death to be silent and as if I just disappeared. Then again there's the human instinct to have meaning in your life, so I want to be remembered, not because of logic but because of natural instincts that my life meant something and what better way to do that then a bang. The thing that kinda got me from doing something crazy is letting go, I let go (to as much as I can) to life, I no longer have anything to live for I'm just waiting for a reliable relatively painless and accessible method.

 

[UnravelingWinter]

It would be nice if my death had some positive impact on the world, like being a hero or something. Where is that incoming meteor that needs suicidal heroes to go on a one-way mission?

 

[Cathy Ames]

Living for a cause and doing so in intelligent and effective ways is a different beast. Give it a try if you can muster the strength.

Aside from putting my suicide to good use, I'd say that ship sailed quite some time ago.

 

[DeepSlumber]

I'm doing an "art" project that I will accomplish to the best of my ability before I sign off. It's just one thing I want to get done before my funds dry up. At least it will give my addled mind a bit of focus. Otherwise, the isolation is beyond difficult. My neighbors are all religionists, so, no thx.
Also, want to incorporate my photography.

There's just SOMETHING that yearns to be created encompassing all of this. Not that Art will save me from doing the deed, but it might ease my unrelenting anguish for a bit here and there. I thought I'd get a buzz on and get into it, but the alcohol had hardly any effect, even 99 proof and generous amounts. So I dumped the stuff down the drain. Makes me worried that Nembutal might not work on me--like another poster called himself "Rasputin". Anyway, focusing the mind on something that incorporates the eyes and hands--no, not porn--will, I hope, be hopeful for a time.

I'm doing an "art" project that I will accomplish to the best of my ability before I sign off. It's just one thing I want to get done before my funds dry up. At least it will give my addled mind a bit of focus. Otherwise, the isolation is beyond difficult. My neighbors are all religionists, so, no thx.
Also, want to incorporate my photography.

There's just SOMETHING that yearns to be created encompassing all of this. Not that Art will save me from doing the deed, but it might ease my unrelenting anguish for a bit here and there. I thought I'd get a buzz on and get into it, but the alcohol had hardly any effect, even 99 proof and generous amounts. So I dumped the stuff down the drain. Makes me worried that Nembutal might not work on me--like another poster called himself "Rasputin". Anyway, focusing the mind on something that incorporates the eyes and hands--no, not porn--will, I hope, be hopeful for a time.

Thx Cathy. I think the alcohol made my fingers drunk, though not my brain. Corrected that muddled mssg. All I know is when I speak in sign language, I do so with a slur (probably even racial ones).

 

[CrossroadsCurious]

Q.) Does anyone else ever wish you could make your death be a political statement?

A.) No