No News Picture In History Has Generated So Much Emotion Around The World As That One

Powerful indeed.

Yes, sending a very powerful message.

I used the color version instead and as usual here's the link for more info about it, plus I found an easy sight to use for this series which makes me happy!

http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/the-burning-monk-1963/

"then burning you feel, is shame"- Heavy weapons guy

The***

Where did "then" even come from!!??!?!?!

Hey ghost, I fell asleep

A similar scenario is what sparked the Arab Spring, no pun intended.

Not intentionally to be a pun. Self immolation spurred the mass movement that toppled the first of several dictatorships.

How far back are we talking here president wise?

Arab Spring happened when Obama was president.

Umm, I'm going to go in a corner and pretend I knew that.

It impacted my work big time. I doubt most Americans know it today now that it's been out of the news for a few years. The only thing people remember is how Syria is a shit show for many reasons, notably Russia and ISIS.

Well, lets be honest here Russia wants to go back to it's old USSR roots for some weird reason...