The self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell should serve as a wake up call for the military

Aaron Bushnell , a U.S. Air Force member, died by self-immolation on the steps of the Israeli Embassy in Washington , D.C. on October 7 .

Frida Ghitis : In many cases, the first draft of history is often, unfortunately, the only draft.

She says we have seen this story before: We are witnessing a genocide in Gaza , and we are witnessing this is what Bushnell wanted.

Ghitis writes: We cannot ignore the messages of people like Bushnell .

Two people have self-immolated in the U.S. in response to the climate crisis, David Buckel and Wynn Bruce .

Frida Ghitis: People living under a system that is responsible for mass immiseration and death will feel drastic must be done to call attention and stir action, Ghitis writes.

She says people will feel isolated by the seeming apathy and ignorance of the people around them all around them.

Ghitis says people who knew the immolators knew that they acted rationally and out of love for humanityGhitis: In an insane world, the destruction of human life is an everyday occurrence.

As war, famine, political deadlock, and climate crisis all worsen, we can expect to see acts of self-destruction, from self-immolation to mass murder, get worse.

People feeling betrayed and helpless may, on the constructive end of the spectrum, organize themselves to exert popular control over their society.