There's a difference between protesting, and making your group look retarded by pointlessly killing yourself
That man had belief strong enough that his life wasn't worth the greater point he was making. Do you know what it was? Obviously not since you just learned of it. So take a moment...
What cause would you give your life for?
Think about that for a while. What would motivate you to place your life in harms way? What cause would devote your last full measure toward?
An idea? An individual? A mineral? An inanimate object? An emotion? A wrong? A right?
Put your fingers down, don't type. Think for a while.