Aaron

Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation was his final, luminous act of duty (not to his army but to his humanity—a direct challenge to the empire's complicity. With his uniform ablaze, his final triumphant stand in the face of the fire, acts not only as an act of solidarity, but an act of inspiration, and a beacon of hope for all those who feel trapped by their own participation in injustice, proving that even at the heart of the empire, the ordinary person can choose to be extraordinary.