Let me cite the example of German journalist Günter Wallraff.
All he does is "putting himself into harms way".
Everything is exactly as planned as was Jesus's death on the cross.
Each time, he makes it a story though. That's his job.
One example: he dresses up as a black and takes part in a city tour. He books the tour, takes a seat and sits down. All of which is planned.
And then all the "worried citizens" address him using racist slurs,
Yet he planned the trip in every detail.
He just went there showing up (as a black!) and this made people angry.
That's all.
He is not guilty of even one racist slur he recived.
Before you start blaming him just for declining to escape the situation: no, he is
not the one to be blamed for that idiotic racism in this country.
Neither is Jesus for his death caused by people who cannot stand free speech. Same thing.
Are you seriously saying Jesus had to die so martyrs would feel better?
Can I ask you one question before: are you serious in asking me that question? seriously?
He went out of his way to engineer his own death. He made dang sure he died. He refused to escape.
As for "Victim blaming", first you have to have a victim, and Jesus was NOT a victim.
actually he was.
Concerning the bolded passage: Jesus made sure everything was planned, very much in the way Günter Wallraff books his city tour to put himself into harm's way. And yet neither of them is guilty.
Jesus had a right to life. Period.
If he did, he voluntarily and intentionally surrendered it.
right to life. You can also blame Günter Wallraff for intentionally and voluntarily surrendering his right to go free from slurs.
If you went anywhere, next pub, next right-wing rally, next cage-fighting tournament, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT KILLED, you are NOT a victim and you ARE responsible for your own death.
Wallraff isn't responsible for racism in this country either. He made it a topic, that's all.
And still neither you nor I have a clue why such a suicide was called for, or what it achieved.
see my first point about Jesus giving comfort to martyrs.
Martyrs also have a right to life.