Honestly I read him staying in his house as him being 100% prepared and willing to die as the most politically useful tool he had left. If I was 86 and had the option to die as a martyr that would galvanize the revolution, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago

So would I in those circumstances. And I'd like to believe he knew what was about to happen and was prepared to be martyred. And maybe he was, but there is a fact that to me really throws a wrench into that narrative. His daughter and toddler granddaughter were also murdered in the attack, if not in the exact same strike (though possibly, I am not sure), then in a simultaneous one. It seems like if he were so certain that it was nearly inevitable that he would be martyred in these or some other strikes, he would have made sure his family was more protected while only he remained in a vulnerable position.

Whether he knew and was ready or not, I don't think his daughter and purely innocent granddaughter were ready and willing, and obviously he did not wish this for them. Which is why the whole thing about people trying to make it more... acceptable, or not as bad, that he was martyred this way, since he was ready will never sit right with me.

[–] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 days ago

I can confirm: here's a video with a speech from from him saying just that: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=lyOnWWB3B9U (the speech is at 15:34, though I recommend the whole video, it's pretty good)