If Cornel West really thinks that self-immolation is a valid form of protest, what's stopping him from doing it himself? After all, he's also a part of the whole "Free Palestine" movement. It's because West is a fucking hypocrite, that's why. That sick freak is willing to sacrifice others at the altar of this bullshit cause, but he wouldn't dare sacrifice himself. He thinks he's much too important for that. He's just like the Iranian mullahs: he's happy to let others do the dirty work for him.