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Re: Farewell, Chief Delphi.

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Originally Posted by Molten View Post
I may have missed something. At what point did he become the martyr? He is still alive and well. He just chose to leave. A martyr kills himself to inspire his cause. He just left a message after decided to leave. He had no intention of raising tension. He did not kill himself. He just chose to say good bye. If I missed something, please give me a quote of where he made himself a martyr. Otherwise, please stop making false allegations.
Yup, you did miss something. The word martyr has more meanings than killing oneself to further a cause.

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Originally Posted by American Heritage Dictionary
mar·tyr n.
3b. One who makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy.
I believe this is the definition that Sean was getting at.
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