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The Man Who Set Himself On Fire Had A Substack
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The Man Who Set Himself On Fire Had A Substack

Could This Be A False Flag?

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Franklin O'Kanu
Apr 20, 2024
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Earlier this week, a man took the drastic step of self-immolation outside the very courtroom where the legal proceedings against former President Trump were underway. What’s interesting is that we haven’t seen self-mutilation in the public zeitgeist for quite some time, but in the past two months or so, we’ve been flooded with individuals committing the act.

Come to think about it, there was an act of a baby being burned alive during the Super Bowl.

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What makes this particular incident even more compelling is the existence of a manifesto — a memoir of sorts — published on the platform Substack1 by the perpetrator himself. As I rapidly perused the writings, the first thought that came to mind was: Does this cast Substack in a negative light?

You see, in my earlier article, I heralded Substack as a beacon of free speech, finally allowing unbridled discourse i…

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