Lutheran vicar Roland Weisselberg set himself on fire to warn against the danger of the Islamization of Europe

Unlike Thich Quang Duc's self-immolation in Viet Nam, an action that was on the front page of the New York Times, this act of protest was only reported on the Internet in the U.S.

Not Weisselberg's death, but the fact it was unremarked may be the real story of this event. Gestures must express some deep but unexpressed emotion to be effective. Roland gave the performance of his life but the gallery was empty. And now there is a stir offstage. Is it a new cast of players come to perform? Or have the night watchmen arrived to turn out the lights?