Anti-American protester pays ultimate price
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Protester dies after inhaling fumes from burning American flag | Fox News.
Like many Muslims in his part of the world, Abdullah Ismail joined in protest over the poorly made but highly controversial film, “The Innocence of Muslims.”
Ismail is from the Punjab province of Pakistan and joined in a flag burning near the capital city of Lahore. He complained of feeling sick from inhaling the fumes of all the American flags being burned and was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
I know the concept of karma comes from Hindu and Buddhist traditions. And I prefer to believe in John Lennon’s philosophy of instant karma, which is exactly what poor Mr. Ismail received. Had he not been burning American flags, this never would have happened.
Irony is inescapable. And karma can be a bitch.
I sincerely hope other anti-USA protesters learn a valuable lesson from Ismail: no matter who your God is, he/she/it is not lacking a rather dark sense of humor.
Posted on September 22, 2012, in Perspectives and tagged buddhism, commentary, current-events, Flag desecration, Hindu, hinduism, John Lennon, karma, musings, news, Pakistan, perspectives, religion, United States. Bookmark the permalink. 11 Comments.
I’m quite sure it had nothing to do with any kind of god or devil but the chemicals in the fabric the flags were made of,still seems like a stupid thing to do.Burning a bunch of flags doesn’t punish those who made the movie.Just ridiculous.
You got that right, doglady.
Oops.
LOL
Definitely…
As these protests and violence escalate, I live in fear. I don’t particularly care that this particular man died this particular way. I care that so many people hate us for being American. I hate that my husband is in Afghanistan right now and may not make it home because of these protests and riots making the situation, that was already so delicate, even worse. I’m brokenhearted, appalled and at a loss for words when I look at what the world is coming to.
So sorry about your husbands situation.War is a terrible thing for everyone involved.I don’t think men will ever stop killing each other unless all women take a stand and stop it.If this continues we will destroy our planet & everything on it,including our own species.
Same here, Notes. And I also wish your husband could return from overseas. Things are getting crazy over there and we need to get our people the hell out. It’s only a matter of time so hang in there!
It’s tough, but we’re managing. The kids are the hardest part, at the end of the day, I just don’t know what to say to them. I know why he’s over there. I believe in the mission. It’s just hard to keep faith when all this violence is because one jackass decided to abuse his free speech, speech my husband and countless other soldiers fight for, have died for. Just because you can say it, doesn’t mean you should! Some people are just to arrogant and ignorant to know that.
You are absolutely right, Notes. And I look forward to the day when our troops can just stay here and not worry so much about the rest of the world…