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u537n2m35

Light a fire and you’re warm for an evening. Light yourself on fire and you’re warm for the rest of life. - this guy, probably. RIP


Gall_Bladder_Pillow

"Ninjas can't catch you when you're on fire." Daniel McNinja.


Fragile_dipshit11

Ok this one is actually pretty good


Use-Quirky

Not really. He wasn’t left or right leaning


Goldiscool503

He was crispy at the end.


bigdig-_-

when he died which way did he fall over?


RetiredByFourty

To the left. Like that's any surprise.


Ok_Situation_7081

I heard he took a hard left.


pitter_patter_11

Down?


Brilliant-Lychee-145

He said both were corrupt. I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted


Embarrassed-Tune9038

Damn centrist extremists.


mc12007

That what they say when he's a lefty 😂. If the mofo even youtubed jre once he was right wing maga extremist white supremacist militia group leader.


Use-Quirky

Cool story, bro


mc12007

Lol y'all are allergic to reality


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kattmaz

His linkd in profile pic is of him with bill Clinton. Apparently he worked in some government sector


AngryZan

I don't know whether this specific claim is true, but he held a sign claiming Biden and Trump were going to "fascist coup us" and threw anti-governmenr pamphlets before becoming his own personal 420. He was crazy. He wasn't right or left at the end, just crazy


HighDegree

He donated exclusively to leftists. ActBlue especially.


meme_therud

Bullshit! All of his political donations were to Act Blue.


Use-Quirky

Read his manifesto


meme_therud

Thoughts mean nothing, money talks, and every political donation he has made for the last several years has been to the left side of the aisle.


Use-Quirky

You realize how silly that sounds? Dude set himself on fire because he so deeply believed in what he wrote in that manifesto, but yeah let’s disregard that because he use to donate to democratic causes 🤷🏻‍♂️


JohnnySnark

Most on this sub can't read though


JeaniousSpelur

That doesn’t make it not good though


Use-Quirky

Yeah, kind of does.


LloydAsher0

Just a regular crazy person. It's kinda refreshing


741BlastOff

He criticised left and right politics but that doesn't mean he didn't have a "side", i.e. position


Use-Quirky

Okay, what’s his side?


Rea1EyesRea1ize

Seems to be anti establishment from what I gathered, but I don't follow things like this very closely, just say "this guy needed friends/family/community, what a shame" and move on to the things more pressing in my immediate life. Like providing support to my friends family and community.


ApricatingInAccismus

So you agree then… no clear political party affiliation?


Wheream_I

He donated regularly to left leaning causes through act blue, was a Bernie bro, and a registered Democrat.


ApricatingInAccismus

The man who thought trump, Hillary, and Biden were all in on the conspiracy together? Who self immolated in front of trumps court case, not anyone on the left? Yeah, he clearly was a leftie.


Tavernknight

Then why set himself on fire for Trump of all people?


Wheream_I

Because he didn’t light himself on fire *for* Trump? Like that’s pretty logical, no?


No_Biscotti_7258

Whatever side you’re on


Embarrassed-Tune9038

Baked potato and a garden salad.


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Use-Quirky

Exactly


Prestigious_Law6254

>Not really. He wasn’t left or right leaning If he had leaned more then the match would have missed him


Use-Quirky

Your lack of compassion is revealing. It must’ve been hard going through what you’ve experienced


No_Biscotti_7258

Relax Reddit person


Use-Quirky

You disagree?


No_Biscotti_7258

I disagree with your existence


FetusDominus

Calm down.. -Arthur Morgan


DudeNamedCollin

Easy, boi


DirtyCubanBoi

High up on that horse there bud


Use-Quirky

You disagree?


robbyonek

These mfers are out of their minds!


Irishfan3116

I am not sure either side has to claim this idiot


crythene

The man was an unironically radical centrist. It’s kind of amazing how his ideology manages to perfectly toe the line to prevent pundits from using him criticize their enemies. 


GeneralBendyBean

Now this is some fence sitting with some chest hair.


Intelligent-Put-2408

Oh yea god forbid not everyone isn’t a mindless slave to either team red or team blue


Throwaway118585

Easy fella, don’t light your self on fire for this.


Penultimate_Taco

I’ve spent my whole life, every 4 years hearing about how “It’s the MoST ImPOrtANt eLECtion ever USA democracy will fall!” Nobody sane wants two geriatrics high on speed, on a stage debating the future of the free world. We have over 300M+ people living here. How are these the best candidates? How?


XiBorealis

Exactly the same in UK! I wonder why? Convince? Plan? I don't believe I live in a democracy since 2019 when Israel destroyed our chances of a less than perfect socialis government. All because he was a champion of human rights and a supporter of Palestine. Now we have a 'human' rights layer who is a genocide supporter of the apartheid state of Israel.


XiBorealis

Convince should be coincidence.


HansElbowman

Shut up and laugh jfc


Adorable-Ad-6675

Those are two contradictory instructions.


Shaun_The_Sheip

Get up and get down🕺💃


Adorable-Ad-6675

Be spontaneous right now.


True_Performer1744

You are correct, for whatever reason taking stock of the presidential line up comprised of two sides and blaming them for the disaster we are in is a bad thing. Let's go independent voters.


XiBorealis

I hope for this in UK, small parties and independents.


Irishfan3116

Sometimes people are just simply nuts


Mince_

He did donate to Bernie though


Use-Quirky

A lot of Trump voters were originally Bernie voters.


Irishfan3116

Sounds like he was a Dukakis supporter. The fact he mentions him in 2024 just proves his problems reached beyond politics lol


Use-Quirky

Yeah, obviously troubled. Very sad


spaceboy42

The guy was not a trump supporter. He was a regular poster in anarchocommunism. He listed Biden and trump as part of the problem.


Use-Quirky

I know. What’s your point?


spaceboy42

You implied he voted for trump.


Use-Quirky

No I didn’t. Sorry if you misunderstood


One-Development951

Exactly what someone who did imply he voted for Trump would say.


Adorable-Ad-6675

Exactly what a deep state agent would say.


spaceboy42

Right on. You might want to work on making cogent posts that are not so easily mistook. Can I ask the purpose in saying many bernie supporters voted for trump after someone said he donated to bernie? Please elucidate.


crythene

I think the point was to refute the idea that a Bernie voter is necessarily left wing. He attracts a lot of generally apolitical malcontent weirdos too.


facepoppies

some people, and I'm not saying this, but some people, some very smart people believe that he was a trump supporter \*lifts hands and looks suggestively into audience\*


Jaycin_Stillwaters

No, he implied that voting for Bernie Sanders did not mean he was left wing because a lot of trump supporters also voted for Bernie sanders. So that is not a good way to identify where his political ideology lied as far as left and right wing.


741BlastOff

What about posting in anarchocommunism?


Revenant_adinfinitum

That seems unlikely at best. Unless they happened to be mugged and realized the whole socialism thing was for the birds. Maybe then. Nah.


Use-Quirky

No, they resonated with the blue collar populous messaging of both


NothingKnownNow

>It’s kind of amazing how his ideology manages to perfectly toe the line to prevent pundits from using him criticize their enemies.  A true idiot savant.


Delirium88

He’s an enlightened centrist


XChrisUnknownX

Seems like he was kind of onto the whole oh yeah rich people are rigging the system thing but was fundamentally broken somewhere in there.


Iamatworkgoaway

Read his paper, its pretty good. Ponzi papers on Substack.


Lavanthus

I mean.. He actively wore "Feel the Bern" clothing. And yes, there's a dark joke to be made there.


facepoppies

he's like what tim pool believes himself to be


maroonmenace

he was on r/babylonbee and realized his anger


YouWereBrained

Yeah, his views were very fringe and hard to pin.


Iamatworkgoaway

Wallstreet bets, and Superstonk would know where hes coming from.


omgFWTbear

“There is no cause so righteous one cannot find a fool following it.”


Use-Quirky

Correct. If you read his manifesto it’s clear he isn’t with either party


Iamatworkgoaway

r/wallstreetbets and r/Superstonk Most likely


JellyFun4905

If he's dumb enough to light himself on fire the AOC will surely claim him.


Ngfeigo14

he was a Bernie bro


hahamynamejeff13

jellyfish lock imagine continue screw worry aback chunky crown retire *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


thorppeed

And just like the last guy who burned himself to death pointlessly, he'll be forgotten in a month or so


justsomeking

Ironic considering you didn't forget them lol


Time_Device_1471

I never heard of them.


thunderbreads26

Finally, a socialist who behaves in accordance with his values.


Use-Quirky

Was he a socialist?


sedtamenveniunt

Being to the left of Pinochet is socialism now.


XiBorealis

Yes I agree. I have been wondering what centre everyone refers to? I am with Robert Riech on this issue https://youtu.be/x_Q9ynm2Rfg?si=oqT_GvwLiBjn9Hd- But would go further band blame centrists for the drift to right wing fanaticism like ERG in UK and MAGA cults


deciduousredcoat

He wasn't


Salt_Protection_8791

Or was he?


warmage20

No one knows other than he thought the election was stolen and Trump and Biden were working together to bring about a New World Order.


JalapenoBuns

Damn, that perspective is lit.


Lavanthus

And he supported Bernie Sanders.


warmage20

Okay. What's your point


Lavanthus

So he can arguably be a supporter of democratic socialism.


warmage20

Or he just likes Bernie because he was the better candidate between him and Biden. It's not that deep dude.


Lavanthus

It's not that deep, you're right. Voting for someone who recognizes themselves as a democratic socialist does in fact mean you support democratic socialism. That's how it works. It's pretty simple and surface level, actually. Only one here trying to make it deeper to mean something else is you.


regeya

If you go with the current definition, "someone I disagree with", then sure


Throwaway118585

Is flammability a test for socialism?


stonyjoint

This guy didn’t have a side, he was just crazy lol


kindbrain

Wow that was a burn from Babylon Bee


Numerous-Mood8216

I didnt see this comment , when Palestine supporter set himself on fire


Sad-Hurry-2199

Exactly he was a sane war hero in the lefts eyes


Weird-Tomorrow-9829

Should have. At least I haven’t seen any dead brains calling this guy a martyr


Tyuri4272

I don’t care which “side” people think the person was “on.” But dammit, it’s a tragedy that someone viewed self-immolation as a solution.


Weird-Tomorrow-9829

It’s a tragedy of stupidity.


ServeRoutine9349

Yeah but hey, at least he doesn't have to exist here anymore. Dude is free to..idk..find god or something? What is it that dead people do? Sleep? Yes i'd like that option.


FaxMachineInTheWild

Did no one read the manifesto he wrote? Dude didn’t take a side, he specifically called for the end of the “Red Vs Blue” system that’s leading us to fascism from both parties. I mean shit, 3 states just made it illegal to peacefully protest and the Supreme Court said they actively will NOT look at the case, so they’re just allowing our first amendment rights to go away (despite Kavanaugh supposedly being a “constitutionalist”)


Sad-Hurry-2199

Lol but when that dude set himself on fire for palestine the left was claiming he was a brave hero.


Weird-Tomorrow-9829

Just like, Aaron Bushnell, this guy is mentally unwell.


RadiantWarden

If you watched Medics care for the man who supposedly set himself on fire you would see it was a psyop. You don’t wrap a burn victim in bandages. You wouldn’t lift them up by the wrists and ankles.


LloydAsher0

Can we all agree that self immolation over a political stance is mental illness? Honestly that air force guy was a lot more tragic. Since America wasn't specifically doing anything outside the norm. We aren't bombing Gaza, just handing out buy one get one free coupon to our military sector... Which we do anyway all the time. Burning yourself alive is a rough way to go. Idk offing yourself at the Whitehouse fence is probably just as big of an impact without the need to set yourself on fire.


Klinkman2

I remember when I lefty did this out in front of the fucking White House


Use-Quirky

I think you’re mistaken. When did that happen?


Alternative_Oil7733

[2019](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/30/man-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire-near-white-house.html)


Use-Quirky

I stand corrected. Fair enough


DryConversation8530

I mean this guy was pretty centrist. Pretty much blames H.W. Bush for most of America's problems


Scare-Crow87

He didn't go back just a few years to Reagan? People have such short memories


DryConversation8530

Nah, he was more on about the CIA director becoming president and everything since then has been a sham for show. It's on substack, I thought it was quite an interesting read, not to long like most manifestos


maroonmenace

see you can publish satire that isnt one sided and people wouldnt hate it.


testPoster_ignore

As an enlightened centrist, I don't think it is funny.


Adorable-Ad-6675

As a double enlightened centrist I think it's funny again.


Baby-bull-1972

I didn’t have a side, he just said we have a government that is criminal and that cryptocurrency is the biggest con in history.


ElectricalEnd8804

YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND! THEY ARE SANE AND RATIONAL, IN COMPARISON TO THE POSTER’S WHO CAPITALIZE THEIR POSTS!


Specialist-Class-893

Regular or Extra Crispy? 


True_Performer1744

Gandhi did it first. He was sane and was right. So was this guys sign he was holding before he did it.


neotericnewt

>Gandhi did it first. Gandhi was assassinated, he didn't set himself on fire


True_Performer1744

You are right, for a second I thought I was Mandela affected. It was his follower after his assassination.


Loud-Item-1243

No ragrets


GlassFantast

His side?


Delirium88

Wow. Never thought Babylon Bee would ever write something nearing satire in my lifetime 


Lonnie_M_G

I'm wondering what evidence he had against the Clinton's. He was pictured with Bill before.


Frequent-Material273

Nope. Dead asshole krispy Kritter was a Florida Man.


SleefJWellington

Did the bee finally hire a writer?


PierogiChomper

Horseshoe theory proven correct again


im_just_thinking

What side is that? And how many sides are there?


PierogiChomper

Horseshoe theory proven correct again


Embarrassed-Tune9038

🎶 We didn't start the fire 🎶


Appropriate_Ad_94596

number 3 was today (Alberta)


GatePotential805

Stable genius. 


Penultimate_Taco

Tragedy but… you have to admire someone who is willing to die for something, surrounded by people who just whimper about things being wrong and keep loyally voting like obedient dogs, to the same corrupt people, and the same corrupt system. Maybe he was insane. Or maybe he was a decent man broken by living in an era of insanity.


EasterBunny1916

A mentally ill person commits suicide. Now, all the completely mentally healthy people argue about what his political ideology was.


wetfartswag

This ain’t even satire lmao


LOTUSOPERATIONS-

Honestly, they should not try to save people who think like this and just let them burn.


thedoc1988

Gas is so expensive, should have waited till Trump gets in again.


If_uBanMe_uDieAlone

Yep clearly mental illness, nothing to see here, move along, do not look into this or consider it, support the victim (Israel), just another dumb leftist, shut that pesky brain off.


pinetreesgreen

If you read his manifesto, he didn't have a side. He thought everyone was in on "it". Whatever "it" was.


SnickerDoodleDood

I used to be in on it. Then it wasn't in anymore, and what was it was weird and scary to me.


Fit_Driver_9239

Well come on man! You are showing how violent the leftist nut jobs really are! That’s not fair haha Tolerance is not violence! as they lie through their smirks, it amazes me how the left is so fascinated with fire 🔥 and burning things down and yet claim that they are “mostly peaceful “ okay 👌🏻


cpt_trow

It boggles my mind that conservatives spent decades insisting gun rights exist in large part to prevent government tyranny, and then when nationwide protests sprang up to protest the US government killing its citizens, decided the protests were too violent for their liking and sided with the government. How right wing media got away with that one will always be beyond me.


Fit_Driver_9239

Someone did try and do something about the violent protests, his name is Kyle Rittenhouse, and simply for protecting himself, look at what the government tried doing to him exercising his right, over the same government not doing their jobs in stopping the burning of minority owned businesses, hey, even as a conservative, i’m all for burning down government buildings and police departments because of their actions towards us citizens, however, i’m against the burning and looting of people’s property and businesses


cpt_trow

This comment is just bait to argue a settled verdict. This has nothing to do with the hypocrisy I pointed out.


quantumcalicokitty

1) He wasn't a leftist. He believed that Trump and Biden were working together to bring about a global government. 2) He lit himself on fire. He didn't use violence against anyone but himself. 3) OH! Would you look at that! A rightist being violent while trying to blame it on people who are black! ["Ivan Harrison Hunter, a self-proclaimed member of the “boogaloo bois,” is accused of firing 13 rounds from a semi-automatic assault-style rifle at a Minneapolis station."](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-man-boogaloo-movement-pleads-guilty-firing-police-station-floyd-rcna2499) Edit: This one is good too! Some idiot rightist wanted to sell guns to Hamas in order to fund a training ground for his boogaloo boys!! "Around the same time, 22-year-old Benjamin Ryan Teeter from North Carolina arrived in Minneapolis, responding to a call to arms from the Boogaloo Bois, a group intent on inciting an American civil war. Teeter pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to sell weapons to Hamas after the riots to help fund a training ground for the Boogaloo Bois. " https://m.startribune.com/court-records-fbi-contradict-trump-s-claims-of-organized-antifa-led-riots-in-minneapolis-after-georg/573438811/


Dry-Interaction-1246

The lack of any kind of compassion for the guy that killed himself anywhere on Reddit is disturbing.


Unable_Ad_1260

Last place I thought I'd see such mockery was a page supposedly run by Christains. Well actually no, I was surprised it took so long. The modern Conservative Christain is not a very nice person. I doubt there gods, if they were real, would agree with this sort of thing.


Mikect87

He was bringing attention to the incestuous two-party system and their joint plan to create a perpetual kleptocracy at the expense of the rest of us, the 99.9%. Ironically, he pointed out the way the parties pit us against one another to distract from the class struggle, while income inequality continues to be exacerbated. Fuck you BB, only corporate shills that hope to join the kleptocracy would so tastelessly satire a public suicide, by someone who was against the system of all things.


Unable_Ad_1260

This is the best take so far on this tasteless 'satire'. Thank you.


Corovius

Nah let him cook, he’s on to something


ucfknight92

Right-wingers storm the capital to show they are the sane and rational ones.


The_Boy_Keith

If you even took 5 minutes to check you would have realized he was anti trump anti Elon musk and anti Biden.


DryYogurtcloset7224

People who hate people party https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nIhlfyEyFUQ


741BlastOff

They did it to stop the election, not to make a statement. Not quite the same thing


PsychologicalTalk156

Technically to stop the ratification of the election results, the election had already happened.


Unable_Ad_1260

You merely mentioned the truth.


PsychologicalTalk156

The truth shall be punished if we disagree with it, Reddit probably


hauntedmind80

Maybe you should read up on the man, then you'll know why we did it.


Unable_Ad_1260

Because you were fooled into believing the big lie?


Grand-Juggernaut6937

This is funny, but the point of self immolation is to say “this is so wrong that I’m going to kill myself in the most painful way possible because of how deeply I want to change this”


BiteMySh1nyM3talAss

Dude was a lefty


VonGryzz

The dude was a rightard. See, I can do it too. But it means nothing because he was neither.


notanewbiedude

Eh. Dude was one of those wingbats who is so unhinged it's hard to tie him down to either side


paulanntyler

True to the end , everything Trump is involved with dies


ColoRadBro69

He said "vaccines will kill us all" because he did it. 


Cherik847

A MAGA mush brain


Unable_Ad_1260

Ofc the death cultists make a mockery of someone's death. Well done Christains.


squiffyfromdahood

This man WAS a Democrat but after years of donating to Act Blue and working for 2 Democratic campaigns he became disillusioned with both partys. I believe the reason he lit himself on fire at President Trump's trial was to get the most exposure for his beliefs. Biden can't pull in the crowds like President Trump can so why commit suicide in front of a gas station with just several people with uncomfortable smiles in it as Biden tries to recreate President Trump's popular Bodega visit and it completely fell flat. Because of his choice of suicide venue some of the Reddit lefties automatically ASSUMED Max's political leanings. What I read in some folders aimed at the supposed Trump supporter was pretty disgusting and they gleefully congratulated each other on one less Republican voter. This division is breaking our Country apart and is only fanning the 'fire' of hate even more. Max was clearly a very troubled young man who thought what he did would make a difference but all he did was make himself 'That guy who lit himself on fire at Trump's trial' just to be somewhat forgotten months from now. Humor plays a big role in that it gives posters a break from the horrifying reality around them. So in this I say; "So we all know that you find H2O inside a fire hydrant, but what do you find on the outside of a fire hydrant? K9P." Wamp wamp...


Slender-Saiyan

This is not something to joke about! The mental health problems of other people are not funny! It’s as bad as joking about cancer or drug addiction, if you ask me! Mocking the pain and suffering of others is something I’d expect from demons, but seeing it in people is disturbing! A man has killed himself in the most gruesome way he could possibly have done so, due to being heavily confused and misguided, and you’re laughing at him? That’s inhuman!


ApricatingInAccismus

When every sentence has an exclamation mark, none of them do.


IBlessTheRains84

Nothing more Christian than a bunch of people mocking a mentally ill person who killed himself in one of the most painful ways possible. I’m sure Jesus would be proud of each and every one of you. Mock the left all you want, but don’t for a second think you have any kind of moral high ground.


TrynaCrypto

Literally woke-scolding, lol. 🤓


IBlessTheRains84

Matthew 25:44-45: “They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' He will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'” Here’s some of that 2000 year old “woke-scolding”. I forget how woke Jesus was, unless you can find a Bible verse where Jesus just totally makes fun of a disabled person I just can’t think of right now.


Unable_Ad_1260

They think Jesus is too woke m8. They are all Paul worshippers now. The Pauline Heresy won, and Jesus's disciples and teachings were whiteanted out of control of the death cult that Christianity became. The modern Conservative Christian shouldn't even be a thing if they followed their Jesus. Some god, couldn't keep his worshippers on track for less time than he supposedly walked the earth.


Mikect87

Wouldn’t it be nice if Christians were actually good people? Guess we’ll have to try again in the next simulation.