Word: martyrize
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...murderer Hill to John Brown, the abolitionist who died trying to start a war against slavery a few years prior to the Civil War. While Nathanson said of people like Hill, "I consign them to the lunatic fringe," his comparisons of Hill to Brown makes Hill seem like a martyr for a cause that will soon draw the whole country into battle. In fact, Hill would see this comparison as a compliment. He proclaims from his website, "Now is the time to defend the unborn in the same way you'd defend slaves about to be murdered!" Nathanson is clearly...
Phills is no martyr. I'm sure he was a great guy, as everyone was quick to point out when he died. I feel terrible for his wife and two kids as well...
...government newspapers have warned in recent days that killing the rebel leader could reignite a wave of terrorism that has subsided since the imprisoned Ocalan called for a truce, and the country's intelligence service has reportedly recommended that Ocalan be "used" by Turkey rather than turned into a martyr. That, combined with E.U. pressure on Turkey to find a political solution to Kurdish grievances, suggests that Ocalan may not only escape the gallows, but could yet play a significant role in Turkey's future...
Assassination made a martyr of the apostle of nonviolence. The Hindu fanatic who fired three bullets into Gandhi at point-blank range on Jan. 30, 1948, blamed him for letting Muslims steal part of the Hindu nation, for not hating Muslims. Not long before, Gandhi had noted his new irrelevance. "Everybody is eager to garland my photos," he said. "But nobody wants to follow my advice...
Johnson fought because he didn't have a financial choice, and the media transformed him into a martyr, a victim of boxing's brutality and all-encompassing greed...