One man's sacrifice

[jim_lonsdale]

Fifty years ago today (June 11, 1963) Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc etched himself into the minds of so many when he sat in an intersection in Saigon and self-immolated in protest of the South Vietnamese government's treatment of Buddhists. The images of him burning, sitting peacefully in perfect repose until he gently toppled over dead, won

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[onlylisa]

Wow!