Doesn't martyrdom imply, um, death?

I don't care about the specific politics, and I don't know his biography. You can love this man and hate China with the power of every cell in your body. But calling anyone a martyr, even with poetic license, has very specific connotations which don't seem to apply here.

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Snild 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not necessarily:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/martyr

> a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and is often admired because of it

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martyr

> 2: a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle

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everdrive 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Would you be you happier with "soon-to-be-martyr" or "martyr-in-the-making" ?

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lbrito 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Snarkiness is not appreciated here. Well, at least officially.

No, that wouldn't make me happy. A world without suffering and oppression would make me happy, but failing that, lets at least try to use words appropriately.

	▲	zdragnar 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		He will likely die in prison, either from old age, poor conditions or shenanigans. He could have fled, but chose not to. Calling him a martyr isn't too much of a stretch.

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